document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=866292>Question 866292</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of an article increased by 20 percent and then increased by 25 percent, but the latest price is decreased by 10 percent. what is the effective percentage increase in the price? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #522164 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=522164\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 10% decrease could be thought of as a price change by factor of 0.90.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p*(1.2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(p*1.2)(1.25)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(1.2)(1.25)(0.90)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The overall factor produced in the three steps are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281.2%29%281.25%29%280.9%29=1.35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281.2%29%281.25%29%280.9%29=1.35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which means 35% price increase from the original price. </SPAN>\n" );
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