document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=822484>Question 822484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me solve this? I've asked my friends, but they don't explain it in detail or enough for me to understand: Finding the Percent of Change Jeans: $18; 33% Markup </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jeans: $18; 33% Markup<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the original price is 18 and you markup 33%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the selling price is 1.33*18 = $23.90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the original price was \"x\" and the marked up price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is $18, then 1.33x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and x = $13.53<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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