document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205197>Question 205197</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> respected sir,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1]A merchant sells an item at a 20% discount ,making a gross profit of 20% of the cost.what % of the cost would the gross profit on the item have been if it had been sold without the discount?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Binita </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154898 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=154898\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's make the price before the discount 1.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the 20% discount it sells for 1.00*.20=.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the .80 there is a 20% profit. Therefore .8*.2=.16 is profit. And .80-.16=.64 is the cost.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the original price of 1.00 less the cost of .64 the profit is .36<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".36/1.00=36% gross profit<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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