document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=948310>Question 948310</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of an item is successively increased by 20% then reduced<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by 20%. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "By how much as the initial price been diminished? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #578801 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=578801\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's start with X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Increase it by 20%.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now decrease by 20%.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the difference from start to finish is,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X-0.96X=0.04X ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X-0.96X=0.04X\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 4% reduction.\r<BR>\n" );
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