document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016200>Question 1016200</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Today only, a desk is being sold at a 35% discount. The sale price is $468.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the price yesterday?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Today only, a desk is being sold at a 35% discount. The sale price is $468.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are given that 0.65x = 468.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this equation for x, and you will know what was the price yesterday.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that 0.65 = 1 - 0.35 = 65%.\r<BR>\n" );
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