document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260187>Question 260187</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a college bookstore marks up the price that it pays the publisher  for a book by 35%. If the selling of a book is $92.00, how much did the bookstore pay for this book? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=191633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When the book store sells the book at $135 the purchase price would be $100. ( since mark up is 35%)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When they sell the book at $92 then the price will be\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "135--------- 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "92----------- ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "92*100/135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= $68.15\r<BR>\n" );
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