document.write( "Question 1117368: Lee bought a book for ¥300 and sold it to Wong at a profit of x%. Wong then sold the same book to Fei at a profit of x%.If Fei paid ¥(6x+0.75) more for the book than what Lee paid, find the value of x. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #732474 by ikleyn(52780)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "Lee bought a book for ¥300 and sold it to Wong at a profit of x%. Wong then sold the same book to Fei at a profit of x%. \n" ); document.write( "If Fei paid ¥(6x+0.75) more for the book than what Lee paid, find the value of x. \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "1. The solution by @Theo is incorrect.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " His starting assumption that x% is 100x is incorrect.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " Actually, x% of the value is 0.01x =\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |