document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4645>Question 4645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please explain and say not to look at other lessons because I don't know what you're talking about and it's not helping me. Just explain and work it out in middle school mode on here (not in college terms):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A pair of jeans sells for $36 after a 25% discount. What is the original price of the jeans? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2196 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2196\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Look at the \"lessons\" on this site. Once there, look for percentages. Anyway...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let original price be x. It is this that is reduced by 25% to give a sale price of $36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, what is 25% of x? since we have to find this and then take it away from x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25% means \"25 percent\" ie \"25 out of 100\" ie 25/100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of means multiply...so: 25% of x is (25/100)*x --> 0.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have to take this away from the original price (x), so we get x-0.25x and this now equals 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-0.25x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.75x = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 36/0.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the answer is $48.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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