document.write( "Question 1197921: A merchant is selling a new line of watches. He prices the watches at $120 and runs a 10% off sale. During the sale, he made a profit of 20% on the watches. How much did the merchant pay for each watch?
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p, original price merchant pay per watch\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These as for just 1 watch:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "revenue, \"120-%280.1%29%2A120\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "profit, \"120-%280.1%29%2A120-p\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Profit was 20% on the cost for the watches.\r
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