document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053558>Question 1053558</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of a washing machine is reduced in a sale. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To work out the sale price, the original price is multiplied by 0.85. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the percentage reduction in the sale?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #668806 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=668806\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To work out a reduced sale price, Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the price before the reduction in price.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The reduced price would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+-+.15p+=+.85p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+-+.15p+=+.85p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ original price ] - [ % off the original price ] = [ the reduced price ]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's how the original price got multiplied by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.85+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.85+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, the percentage reduction in the sale is 15%\r<BR>\n" );
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