document.write( "Question 503655: A store set the price it sold a pair of jeans for by tripling the amount it had paid for the jeans. After a month, the jeans were marked down by $5. Two weeks later, the price was divided in half. Finally, the price was reduced $3, down to $14.99. How much did the store pay for the jeans? \n" ); document.write( "

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p = price = amount customers pay
\n" ); document.write( "c = cost = amount the store paid for the jeans
\n" ); document.write( "p = 3c
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\n" ); document.write( "After a month
\n" ); document.write( "sales price = p-5
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\n" ); document.write( "After two weeks
\n" ); document.write( "sales price = (p-5)/2
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\n" ); document.write( "Finally
\n" ); document.write( "sales price = (p-5)/2 -3
\n" ); document.write( "sales price = 14.99
\n" ); document.write( ".
\n" ); document.write( "(p-5)/2 -3 = 14.99
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\n" ); document.write( "(p-5)/2 = 17.99
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\n" ); document.write( "p-5 = 35.98
\n" ); document.write( "p = 40.98
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\n" ); document.write( "p = 3c
\n" ); document.write( "3c = 40.98
\n" ); document.write( "c = 40.98/3
\n" ); document.write( "c = 13.66
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\n" ); document.write( "The store paid $13.66 for the jeans.
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\n" ); document.write( "Done. \n" ); document.write( "

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