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document.write( "plz help me out for solving this % sum...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1]A retailer shop's gross profit on a camera was 10% of the cost of the camera.if the store increase the selling price of the camera from $440 to $ 460 & the cost of the camera remained the same,then the shop's gross profit on the camera after the price increase was what % of the cost of the camera ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plz explain me how to solve this problem...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "waiting for yur reply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Binita. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let original price of the camera be \"x\" dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Profit is 0.10x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Selling price is $440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.1x = 440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $400 (original cost of the camera)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the selling price is raised to $460 the profit is $60.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The percent profit is 60/400 = 0.15 = 15%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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