document.write( "Question 76442: I asked this question before and turned it into my teacher but he said it was wrong...so what is wrong with it?\r
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document.write( "You would take the (whole sale price) + (40% of whole sale price) = retail price
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document.write( "Whole sale price is $75.00 + ($75.00 x 40%) =retail price
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document.write( "$75.00 + .40 (you get .40 because you have to move the decimal 2 places)
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document.write( "now take .40 x 75 = 30
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document.write( "75+30 add them together and you get
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document.write( "$105 retail price = answer
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