document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=619072>Question 619072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Judy bought a coat at a 20% discount sale for $72. What was the origional price of the coat? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "   Imagine  yourself  buying  a  coat.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    The  items  mentioned  are   20% discount sale  ,  original price .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Since  we  don't use  o  for  a  variable  (looks  like 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    let's  use  r  for  regular  price(or  original  Price)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    When  something  is  on  sale  we  subtract  something  from he  regular  price  to  get  the  sale  price.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          Fill  in  the  blank:   regular   price  -   ______  =    sale  price.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       Regular  price  -  actual  discount  amt.  =  sale  price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                r  -    d  =  s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    We  need  to  find  regular  price.   That  means  we  are  either  given  the  sale  price  and  the  discount amt.  or  we have  the info  to  find  them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        There  are  2  numbers  in the  problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       What  does  $72  represent.  We  are  told   sale  price  =  $72.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       Now how do we use  20%  to  find  discount  amt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         Discount  amt  is   the  small  amt  taken  away  from the  reg  price  to  get  sale  price.   d  =  20%  of  r  so  d   =  .20r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   reg. price  -  discount  =  sale  price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             r  -   d      =   s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         r    -  .20r   =  72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        1r   -  .20r  =  72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             .80r  =  72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           I  see  multiplication  ,  so  I  divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "               r   =  72/.80   =    $90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      Ask  yourself  if  this  answer  is  reasonable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       Is  a  20%  discount large  or  small.  I'd  say  small.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        If  reg  price  is  $90   and  sale  price  is $72   is  this  a small  decrease  or  a  large  one.   I'd  say  small.<BR>\n" );
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