document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149138>Question 1149138</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> CD players are going out of fashion in the modern era. If 400,000 CD players were sold this year and sales are declining at a rate of 17% per year, how many will be sold 3 years from now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A yearly decline of 17% means the number sold is getting MULTIPLIED by (1-17%) = (100%-17%) = 83% = 0.83.  The number sold 3 years from now will be<br><BR>\n" );
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