document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1091400>Question 1091400</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of a packet of salt goes up to 9 cents.The old price is four-fifths of the new price.Find the old and new prices. [Hint:let the old price be n cents.So the new price is n+9 cents </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #705790 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=705790\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> so you are saying that the old price was 4/5 of the new price, in other words, 4/5n. Correct?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the new price is 4/5n+9 No?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So isolate the variable on the left side by dividing both sides by 4/5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/5*5/4n = 5/4*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the left 4/5 and 5/4 cancel each other out and you end up with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5/4*9 = (5*9)/4 = 45/4 = 11 1/4 or 11.25 </SPAN>\n" );
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