document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874397>Question 874397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Clay Mathews bought some hair gel that was on sale for 45% off. The hair gel originally costed $25. How much did clay pay?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried dividing 45 by 25 but that don't work </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( ".45 by 25= discount <BR>\n" );
document.write( "BTW .45 not 45 and multiply not divide<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract that amount from the original $25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other tutor subtracted the .45 from 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and used 1-.45=.55 since Clay paid  55% of $25<BR>\n" );
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