document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202388>Question 1202388</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student pays 20% more for his bus fares from home to school than he used to pay 2 years ago. If he pays 30 shillings how much did he used to pay </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #837170 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=837170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume he was paying x shillings\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now he pays 20% more (0.2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now he pays 1.2x =30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 30/1.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=25\r<BR>\n" );
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