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document.write( "Mr.santos gained 15%, based on cost, of selling 3/4 of a shipment of textiles. He sold the remainder at a lost of 10% of the cost. What percent of the cost did he gain on the entire shipment?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hello, i have no idea on how to solve this problem :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mr.santos gained 15%, based on cost, of selling 3/4 of a shipment of textiles. He sold the remainder at a lost of 10% of the cost. What percent of the cost did he gain on the entire shipment?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let cost of textiles be C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then ¾ of shipment cost ¾C, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3C%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3C%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since gain was 15% of ¾ of shipment, then he sold ¾ of shipment for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.15%283C%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.15%283C%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.45C%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.45C%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remainder of shipment = ¼, and cost ¼C, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since loss was 10% of ¼ of shipment, then he sold the remaining ¼ for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.9%28C%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".9%28C%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.9C%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".9C%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sale price of entire shipment = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.45C%2F4+%2B+.9C%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.45C%2F4+%2B+.9C%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283.45C+%2B+.9C%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283.45C+%2B+.9C%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.35C%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.35C%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As cost of entire shipment = C, then gain on entire shipment = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.35C%2F4+-+C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.35C%2F4+-+C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284.35C+-+4C%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284.35C+-+4C%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.35C%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".35C%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Gain % on entire shipment = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28.35C%2F4%29%2FC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28.35C%2F4%29%2FC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.35C%2F4C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".35C%2F4C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.35cross%28C%29%2F4cross%28C%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".35cross%28C%29%2F4cross%28C%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > -----> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.35%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".35%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%288.75%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%288.75%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it's easier for you, you can use real numbers to arrive at the answer. When done, answer should be same as above.\r<BR>\n" );
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