document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045760>Question 1045760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Seriously can't handle this problem. A shoe store marks up the price of its shoes at 130 %130% over cost. A pair of shoes goes on sale for 15 %15% off and then on the clearance rack for an additional 25 %25% off. A customer walks in with a 5 %5% off coupon good on all clearance items and buys the shoes. Express the&#8203; store's profits on these shoes as a percentage of the original cost. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #661239 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=661239\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cost for 1 shoe-pair, c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Price as Mark-up, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.3c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.3c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On-Sale 15% Off, price is 85% of the Markup price, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%280.85%29%281.3%29c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%280.85%29%281.3%29c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25% Off Additional, upon going to clearance rack - ambiguous to me, but to understand based on the mark-up price, this should mean  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%280.85%29%281.3%29c-%280.25%29%281.3%29c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%280.85%29%281.3%29c-%280.25%29%281.3%29c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, because of the specifier, \"additional\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5% Off Coupons:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is to be based on the On Sale 15% Off price!  The customer will see whatever is the clearance shelf price of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%280.85%29%281.3%29c-%280.25%29%281.3%29c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%280.85%29%281.3%29c-%280.25%29%281.3%29c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This price based on the coupon with all the other percentage changes is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%280.85%29%281.3%29c-%280.25%29%281.3%29c-%280.05%29%28%280.85%29%281.3%29c-%280.25%29%281.3%29c%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As you view this expression on this page with its grouping symbols, watch the grouping symbols very carefully as you simplify this expression.  You are going to find some coefficient, v to indicate a final customer price <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%2Ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%2Ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The profit, finally, for the store, will be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%2Ac-c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%2Ac-c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To make into PERCENT PROFIT,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28vc-c%29%2Fc%29100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28vc-c%29%2Fc%29100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or really just your value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28v-1%29100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28v-1%29100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Process done was take each percentage change step by step. </SPAN>\n" );
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