document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056383>Question 1056383</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man sold a book by mistake at 120% of the marked price instead of discounting the marked price by 20%. If he sold the book for P14.40, what was the price for which he should have sold the book? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A man sold a book by mistake at 120% of the marked price instead of discounting the marked price by 20%. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If he sold the book for P14.40, what was the price for which he should have sold the book?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = marked price of the book.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then 1.2x = P14.40, according to the condition, which gives \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14.40%2F1.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14.40%2F1.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = P12.00.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then 0.8*12.00 = P9.60 is the price for which he should have sold the book.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Answer</U>.  P9.60.\r<BR>\n" );
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