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Let the original price be P.
\n" ); document.write( "The sale price is (3/4)P.
\n" ); document.write( "To get back to P, multiply by X.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2F4%29P%2AX=P\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2F4%29%2AX=1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X=4%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Increase the sale price by 1/3 to get back to the original price.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Example,
\n" ); document.write( "The original price of the sweater was $10.
\n" ); document.write( "Sale price was $7.50 or $2.50 off.
\n" ); document.write( "To get back to $10.00, we need to add $2.50.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2.50%2F7.50=1%2F3\"$
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