SOLUTION: A man owns stock valued at $2000. One day the stock drops by 7% and then gains the same percentage back the next day. How much money is the stock valued at the end of the second da

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Question 1181716: A man owns stock valued at $2000. One day the stock drops by 7% and then gains the same percentage back the next day. How much money is the stock valued at the end of the second day?
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A man owns stock valued at $2000. One day the stock drops by 7% and then gains the same percentage back the next day. How much money is the stock valued at the end of the second day?
A man owns stock valued at $2000.
drops by 7%
value = 2000-7%*2000
=2000-140 = 1860
On 1860 it increases by 7%
Value next day = 1860 +7% *1860
=1860+130.20 =1980.20
the stock valued at $1980.20

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A man owns stock valued at $2000. One day the stock drops by 7% and then gains the same percentage back the next day. How much money is the stock valued at the end of the second day?
Correct answer: 

Decrease in value: 100 - 7 = 93%, or .93

Increase in value: 100 + 7 = 107%, or 1.07