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document.write( "Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $36.00 after a 60% discount. What is the original price of the shoes?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried 36 x .30(30%)?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried 36 x .30(30%)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am not sure how to set it up? Thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The original price is always represented by 100%, or 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since there was a 60% discount, it follows that the shoes cost 40% (100% - 60%) of its original price\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By letting original price equal P, we can therefore use proportions to find the original price, or 100%, or 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2FP+=+.4%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2FP+=+.4%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".4P  = 36 ------ Cross-multiplying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P, or original price of the shoes = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2F.4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2F.4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2890%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2890%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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