document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=752253>Question 752253</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good Morning,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have a mark-up problem that is haunting me. Could you please show me how to set it up correctly?  I can't seem to figure it out.  Here it is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A pair of shoes costs the retailer $85 per pair.  At what price should the retailer mark them so he can sell them at a 15% disoount off the selling price and still make a 20% profit on his cost?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My brain is frozen on this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you in advance for your help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kindest regards,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Michelle Dean </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #457651 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=457651\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The wording is very tricky here. The way I read it is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that the retailer is going to mark the shoes at a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price, say <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Then he plans later to mark them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "down by 15%.  If he then sells them he wants to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "make 20% above what he paid for them.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+-+.15p+=+.85p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+-+.15p+=+.85p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is what he actually sells them for.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He wants this sale to equal <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+85+%2B+.2%2A85+=+102+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+85+%2B+.2%2A85+=+102+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can say <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.85p+=+102+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.85p+=+102+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+=+120+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+=+120+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He must mark them at $120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope I got it- strange worded problem<BR>\n" );
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