document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061836>Question 1061836</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If an item cost $24 with a 15% sale what would be the total of my item? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #676599 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=676599\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is ambiguous, so I will look at both parts. If the item cost $24 after a 15% sale, the original cost was 1, and you paid 0.85 of that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So $24 is 0.85 of the original cost, which is $28.24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the item costs $24 and is on sale for 15% off, the sale is $3.60 and the cost to buy it on sale is $20.40. </SPAN>\n" );
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