document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1021509>Question 1021509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the beginning of March, a store bought a silver coat rack at a cost of $64 and marked it up 25%. At the end of the month, the silver coat rack had not sold, so the store marked it down 45%. What was the discounted price? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "==> the selling price was 1.25*64 = $80.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> the discounted price is 80*(1-0.45) = 80*0.55 = $44. </SPAN>\n" );
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