document.write( "Question 1189808: A shoe shop has a sale.
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document.write( "Sale price for X shoes after discount is (1-0.2)*95 = 0.8*95 = 76 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Sale price for Y shoes after discount is (1-0.25)*90 = 0.75*95 = 67.50 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The difference in the sale prices of these two pairs of shoes is  76 - 67.50 = 8.50 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The difference in the sale prices of these two pairs of shoes is  $8.50.\r\n" );
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