document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127900>Question 1127900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a particular store, the ratio of profit to cost price is 1 1/6: 1 1/5. If the profit of a particular item is $310m what is the selling price of that item? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If the profit of a particular item is $310m what is the selling price of that item? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change to improper fractions then to a decimal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 1/6 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1.67<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 1/5 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1.20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let c = the cost price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.67%2F1.20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.67%2F1.20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=310%2Fc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"310%2Fc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.67c = 1.2 * 310<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.67c = 372<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=372%2F1.67 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"372%2F1.67\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 223.20 is the cost of the item<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the selling price; cost + profit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "223.20 + 310 = $533.20 is the selling price </SPAN>\n" );
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