document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=535285>Question 535285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #351823 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10552)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><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=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=351823\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the price the store paid for the jeans be P\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the price was tripled, then itw's set at: 3P\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since itw's reduced by $5, then it went down to 3P - 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since itw's again reduced to half, then it went down to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283P+-+5%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283P+-+5%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since itw's finally reduced by $3, down to $14.99, then we can say that: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283P+-+5%29%2F2%29+-+3+=+14.99 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283P+-+5%29%2F2%29+-+3+=+14.99\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3P - 5 - 6 = 29.98 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3P - 11 = 29.98\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3P = 40.98\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P, or original price of jeans = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40.98%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40.98%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2813.66%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2813.66%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should be able to do your own check!!\r<BR>\n" );
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