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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If refinishing your basement at a cost of $48,817 would add $20,842 to the resale value of your home, what percent of your cost is recouped? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x/100 = 20842/40817<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100* 0.5106<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 51.06 %<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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