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document.write( "Let X be the original price.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the 20% reduced price is 0.8X.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To restore 0.8X to X, you need to add one fourth of 0.8X to 0.8X.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that you need to increase 0.8X by 25%.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The reduced price must be increased by 25%.\r\n" );
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