document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1179540>Question 1179540</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the sale of an article resulted in a loss of 20% on the cost price, then the cost price as a percentage of the selling price is? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Selling at a 20% loss means the item sold for 80% of its cost.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "80% as a fraction is 4/5, so the selling price was 4/5 of the cost price; that means the cost price was 5/4 of the selling price.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/4 as a decimal is 1.25, which is 125%.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: the cost price was 125% of the selling price.<br><BR>\n" );
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