document.write( "Question 1196530: saidhari bought a toster oven for $75.this price was 1/4 off the last price.
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let the last price be \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"75=%281%2F4%29x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"75%2A4=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=300\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the last price was $\"300\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "but if this price was \"1%2F4\" off the last price could mean that original price was marked off \"75\"% or \"0.75\", we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"75=0.75x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=75%2F0.75\"\r
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