document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200968>Question 1200968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amy, Betty and Casey decided to buy a camera for their father. Amy would pay 30% of the usual price of the camera. Betty would pay 2/5 of the remaining amount and Casey will pay the rest. At the shop, the price of the camera had increased by 25% of its usual price. As a result, Amy paid $255 for the camera.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) What was the usual price of the camera ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) How much did Casey have to pay in the end? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #835188 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=835188\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> amy has agreed to pay 30% of the usual price of the camera.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "betty would pay 2/5 of the remaining amount.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "casey will pay the rest.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at the shop, the price of the camera had incresed by 25% of its usual price.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as a result, amy paid $255 for the camera.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since amy agreed to pay 30% of the usual price of the camera, then the usual price of the camera would have to have been 255/.3 = 850.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the usual price of the camera was increased by 25%, then the new price of the camera had to be 850 * 1.25 = 1062.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 255 from that to get a remaining new price of 807.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "betty agreed to pay 2/5 of the remaining price = 2/5 * 807.5 = 323.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "807.5 minus 323 = 484.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's how much casey had to pay in the end.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "breakdown was:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amy = 255.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "betty = 323<BR>\n" );
document.write( "casey = 484.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total paid was 1062.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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