document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993389>Question 993389</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the beginning of June, a store bought a coffee table and priced it at $80. By the end of the month, the table had not sold, so the store marked it down 25%. Belle then sold the table, earning a commission of 20% of the sale price. How much commission did she make from the sale? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the price was marked down 25%, it was 75% of the original=0.75P<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Commission=(0.20)(0.75P)=0.15P=0.15($80)=$12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: She made $12 commission. <BR>\n" );
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