document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=844163>Question 844163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of a refrigerator decrease by 20%and then by 25%. By  what percent must the price increase to reach the original price  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #508598 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=508598\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> p = original price.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Decrease 20%.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Decrease 25% from (8/10)p.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 20% and then the 25% decreases were effectively a decrease of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the original price, which is a 40% decrease from the original price p.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question is, starting from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F5%29p ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F5%29p\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, what is the percent increase to reach <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ap ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ap\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let m be a factor so that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F4%29p%2Am=p ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F4%29p%2Am=p\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  What is the value of this factor, m?  No steps needed hopefully, for seeing that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28m=5%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28m=5%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  As the percent increase, this is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=5%2F3=1%262%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=5%2F3=1%262%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; the two-thirds part being the fraction of the increase needed.  As a percentage, this is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2866%262%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2866%262%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > percent increase. </SPAN>\n" );
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