SOLUTION: Last month a store manager decided to decrease the prices of all items by 10%. This month he increased the prices by 10%. What would be the price for a pair of pants that had cost

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Question 1026651: Last month a store manager decided to decrease the prices of all items by 10%. This month he increased the prices by 10%. What would be the price for a pair of pants that had cost P750 before the prices were decreased last month?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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10% of 750 = 75.

he decreased the price by 75.

the new price is 675.

10% of 675 = 67.5

he increased the price by 67.5

the new price is 742.5