document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251900>Question 251900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sassy Fashions buys dresses at wholesale and then marks them up for retail sale. They recently sold a dress at a 40% discount off of their marked-up price. What percent mark-up did they originally apply to the dress if they broke even on the sale? Express your answer to the nearest percent. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183625 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183625\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They sold the dress at 40% discount or 60% of the markup price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If they came out even they sold it for the original price.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x= markup price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=wholesale price<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".60x=w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/5m=w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=5/3w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1w=3/3w=wholesale price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5/3)w-(3/3)w=(2/3)w=67% <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/3 =1.67 markup price is 1.67*wholesale price\r<BR>\n" );
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