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Alice's Book

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January 12, 2009
percent

Problem Statement

The marked price of a book was 30% 30\% less than the suggested retail price. Alice purchased the book for half the marked price at a Fiftieth Anniversary sale. What percent of the suggested retail price did Alice pay? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 25%<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 30%<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 35%<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 60%<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 65% <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 25\% \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 30\% \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 35\% \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 60\% \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 65\%