document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=879348>Question 879348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a ring costs a jeweler $210, at what price should it be sold to yield a profit of 40% on the selling price?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S=C+rC<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=210-.40(210)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=294\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But it says it is wrong </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #530693 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=530693\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Take 40% of $210 to get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.40*210 = 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They want to make a profit of $84. Add this amount onto the initial cost: 210+84 = <font color=\"red\">$294</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So they need to sell it at <font color=\"red\">$294</font>. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since they said that's wrong, there is either a typo in the original question or in the answer (or maybe the computer is misreading). Also, be sure to write \"S=210+.40(210)\" and NOT \"S=210-.40(210)\". Notice how there's a plus sign in the correction. </SPAN>\n" );
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