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document.write( "A store offers a 15% discount on all items in the store during a sale. All store employees get an additional 10% employee discount. In the equation below, C represents the cost of an item for an employee including tax, and x represents the original price of the item.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C = 0.765x + 0.06(0.765x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Chris is an employee at the store. He plans to buy a coat during the sale. The price of the coat before the discount is $100. How much will Chris pay for the coat during the sale? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #429500 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=429500\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> C = 0.765x + 0.06(0.765x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=.765*100+.0435*100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=76.50+4.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=$80.85 IS THE DISCOUNTED PRICE. </SPAN>\n" );
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