document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=943287>Question 943287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of a color printer is reduced by 30% of its original price. When it still does not sell, its price is redcuced by 20% of the reduced amount. The sales person informs you that there has been a total reduction of 50%. If the original price of the printer was $578, us the sales person correct? If not what was the actual percent reduction from the original price?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #575067 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=575067\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Say the original price was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This price gets reduced by 30%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+-+.3p+=+.7p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+-+.3p+=+.7p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the 1st reduced price<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This price gets reduced by 20%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.7p+-+.2%2A.7p+=+.7p%2A%28+1+-+.2+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.7p+-+.2%2A.7p+=+.7p%2A%28+1+-+.2+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.7p%2A.8+=+.56p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.7p%2A.8+=+.56p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The final price is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.56p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.56p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the reduction from the original price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+-+.56p+=+.44p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+-+.56p+=+.44p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "44% reduction<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+=+578+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+=+578+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.44%2A578+=+254.32+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.44%2A578+=+254.32+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "$254.32 was taken off the original price<BR>\n" );
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