document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=439374>Question 439374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the following statement: Your stock portifolio dropped 25% last year, but rose 25% this year. Did you break even? Why or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "No,you didn't break even.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x  = the value of the portfolio before the drop was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after the drop was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then after the increase the value of the portfolio is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.75%2A1.25x+=+0.9375x=93.75x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.75%2A1.25x+=+0.9375x=93.75x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100-93.75=6.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100-93.75=6.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is still at a loss of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%. </SPAN>\n" );
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