document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262679>Question 262679</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 whole percent </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193481 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=193481\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> markup price = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dress sold at x - .4*x = .6*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cost of the dress = c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they broke even after selling the dress.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = .6*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = c/.6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is the same as x = 1/.6 * c which is the same as 1.66666666 * c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".66666666... is the same as 2/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they originally marked the dress up by 2/3 of the cost of the dress.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's how it works:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assume the original cost of the dress was 12 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they marked it up by 2/3 of the cost = 2/3 * 12 = 24/3 = 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the marked up price of the dress is 12 + 8 = 20 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they discounted 40% off the marked up price.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the dress is now 20 dollars minus .4 * 20 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since .4 * 20 = 8, this becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 dollars minus 8 dollars = 12 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the dress is sold at cost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they marked the dress up by 67%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 = .66666666... * 100% = 66.666666...% = 67% rounded to the nearest integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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