document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016588>Question 1016588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the cost price of 11 shirts is equal to the selling price of 10 shirts, find the percentage profit or loss. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #632966 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=632966\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I first see that the way the question is asked, we can assign any cost, and then do the math to get a percent. I'll say the shirts are selling for 1000 money units (100 each). The cost is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1000/11= 90.91\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the profit percent 100/90.91=1.10 or 10% </SPAN>\n" );
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