document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198955>Question 198955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have tried to solve this percentage problem: The price if a magazine subscription rose 5% this year. If the subscription now cost $21.00, how much did it cost last year. I set up equation up like this: <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think that I suppose to add like terms but I am not sure. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #149435 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=149435\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since \"The price if a magazine subscription rose 5% this year\" and \"the subscription now cost $21.00\", this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B0.05x=21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B0.05x=21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B0.05x=21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B0.05x=21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.05x=21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.05x=21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=21%2F1.05 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=21%2F1.05\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 1.05\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it cost $20 last year. </SPAN>\n" );
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