document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153581>Question 1153581</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jennifer owns a clothing store she wants to increase the cost of a $15 shirt by 60%.  She performs the calculation 2 ways: 15+.6(15) and 15(1.6). she gets the same result with each calculation. How?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "...wants to increase the cost of a $15 shirt by 60%. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost?  Price?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Meaning is for PRICE.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She performs the calculation 2 ways: 15+.6(15) and 15(1.6). <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes.  Same thing.  Simple arithmetic. </SPAN>\n" );
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