document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=497450>Question 497450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of a shirt is reduced by 7% to rupees 465. What is its original price? (Ans. Rupees 500) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #336733 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=336733\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> price of the shirt before reduction is equal to x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price of the shirt after reduction is equal to x - .07x which becomes x*(1-.07)which becomes .93x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".93x = 465<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 465/.93 = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price of the shirt before reduction is 500.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take off 7% to get 500 - .07*500 which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500 - 35 which becomes 465. </SPAN>\n" );
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