document.write( "Question 486659: A store charges $49 for a pair of pants. This price is 40% more than the amount it costs the store to buy the pants. After a sale, any employee is allowed to purchase any remaining pairs of pants at 30% off the store's costs. How much would it cost an employee to purchase the pants after the sale? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"+c+\"$ = the Store's cost
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+49+=+c+%2B+.4c+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+49+=+1.4c+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+49+%2F+1.4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+35+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "30% off the stores cost is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+-+.3c+=+.7c+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.7c+=+.7%2A35+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.7%2A35+=+24.5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The employee's cost after the sale is $24.50
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