document.write( "Question 825075: The Omaha World-Herald, on January 23, 2001,
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The Omaha World-Herald, on January 23, 2001,
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document.write( "Let market value be V
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document.write( "Then: , or 
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document.write( "By the way, the market value is NOT $80,000. Do the arithmetic and you'll see.\r
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