document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936428>Question 936428</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company's sales in Seattle were $410,000 in 2012, while their sales in Portland were $295,000 for the same year. Complete the following statements:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Seattle's sales were % larger than Portland's.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Portland sales were % smaller than Seattle's.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Portland sales were % of Seattle's.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #569883 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=569883\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> These are hard to read ( for me also )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You almost have to rewrite them to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "understand.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For (a), I would say: \" I an first looking at Portland's <BR>\n" );
document.write( "sales, and then I want to compare Seattle's sales<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with Portland's. So what I'm looking for is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( Seattle's sales - Portland's sales ) / ( Portland's sales )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+410000+-+295000+%29+%2F+295000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+410000+-+295000+%29+%2F+295000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+115000+%2F+295000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+115000+%2F+295000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.3898+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.3898+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > about 39%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) I am looking at Seattle's sales, and I want to compare<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Portland's sales to Seattle's. I want to look at:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( Seattle's sales - Portland's sales ) / ( Seattle's sales ) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+410000+-+295000+%29+%2F+410000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+410000+-+295000+%29+%2F+410000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+115000+%2F+410000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+115000+%2F+410000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.2804+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.2804+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > about 28%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c) You are not looking at differences here- it's just a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "straight comparison. The fraction you need is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( Portland's sales ) / ( Seattle's sales )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+410000+%2F+295000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+410000+%2F+295000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1.389+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1.389+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > about 139%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get other opinion's, too. If a teacher contradicts me,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then go with the teacher. I think I'm right, though<BR>\n" );
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