document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1097931>Question 1097931</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A salesman offered to sell a motorcycle for $1,024.   A month later his price was $640 and 2 weeks after that he asked $400.   Just last week he was willing to sell it for $250.  What will his next price be if he make a consistent reduction?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #712320 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=712320\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> each time he is selling it for .625 * what it was worth previously.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1024 * .625 = 640 * .625 = 400 * .625 = 250 * .625 = 156.25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "next time, he'll be putting it up for 156.25 if the pattern holds.\r<BR>\n" );
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