document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=587493>Question 587493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The dress store is having a sale where everything is 1/4 off .A woman pays $42 dollars of the merchandise price. What would she have payed at regular price ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the regular price be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/4)x = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (4/3)42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4*14 = $56.00 (original price)<BR>\n" );
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