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( "
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\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%.
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document.write( "1.  The solution by @Theo is incorrect.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    His starting assumption that x% is 100x is incorrect.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Actually, x% of the value is  0.01x = \"x%2F100\"  of the value,  as everybody knows.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.  The solution by @greenetamps is incorrect.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    His interpretation of the condition is incorrect.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3.  The solutions by the tutors @solver91311 and @MathTherapy are absolutely reasonable and correct.\r\n" );
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