document.write( "Question 975448: a store purchased a certain style of leather jacket at $70 per jacket. if the store wants to sell the jacket at 20% discount and still make a profit of 30%, what should be the marked selling price for each jacket? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #597211 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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30% profit on 70 dollars means 70+(0.3)(70)=91 dollars to be the selling price.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let p be the marked price of the jacket.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p-%280.2%29p=91\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p%281-0.2%29=91\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p=91%2F0.8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28p=113.75%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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