document.write( "Question 940116: Shirley buys a fax machine and sells ut ti Devi at a gain of 25% on the cost price.devi then sells the fax machine to Amirah at a loss of 25% on the price which she buys it from shirley.if amirah pays $360 for the fax machine,how much did shirley pay for it? \n" ); document.write( "

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Shirley buys a fax machine and sells it to Devi at a gain of 25% on the cost price.
\n" ); document.write( "Shirley buy price:: x
\n" ); document.write( "Devi buy price:: 1.25x
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\n" ); document.write( "devi then sells the fax machine to Amirah at a loss of 25% on the price which she buys it from shirley.
\n" ); document.write( "Amirah buy price = 0.75*1.25x
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\n" ); document.write( "if amirah pays $360 for the fax machine,how much did shirley pay for it?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "0.75*1.25x = 360
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\n" ); document.write( "(3/4)(5/4)x = 360
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\n" ); document.write( "(15/16)x = 360
\n" ); document.write( "x = (16/15)360
\n" ); document.write( "Ans: x = $384.00 (Price Shirley paid)
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