document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=789055>Question 789055</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello can you help me out with a couple of percent questions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a sale, a clothes shop reduces its price by 15% a shirt usually cost £39 how much is it in the sale?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a sale, a clothes shop reduces its price by 15% a jacket usually cost £88 how much is it in the sale? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The boss gives all his employees a 3% pay rise Paul used to earn £11 an hour how much does he get after the rise?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The boss gives all his employees a 3% pay rise Sandy used to earn a salary of £11850 how much does she get after the rise? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the sale price: <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 39 - 0.15*39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.85*39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = L33.15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a sale, a clothes shop reduces its price by 15% a jacket usually cost £88 how much is it in the sale<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.85*88 = L74.80<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The boss gives all his employees a 3% pay rise Paul used to earn £11 an hour how much does he get after the rise?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1.03*11 = L11.33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The boss gives all his employees a 3% pay rise<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sandy used to earn a salary of £11850 how much does she get after the rise?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1.03*11850 = L205.50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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