document.write( "Question 912868: Use the discount equation S=R-rR\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A toy train set with a regular price of $415 is on sale for $167. Find the markdown rate. Found to the nearest tenth of a percent.\r
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Paid \"100%28167%2F415%29\" 40%
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\n" ); document.write( "marked down 60%
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