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An item has its price increased by $10 and then decreased by $10. Is the percent increase the same as the percent decrease? Explain your answer.
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document.write( "No.  The $10 increase is a bigger percentage of the former lower price than it\r\n" );
document.write( "is of the later higher price, so the increase rate is larger than the decrease\r\n" );
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