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Price of an Article

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February 1, 2009
articles

Problem Statement

The price of an article is cut 10% 10\%. To restore it to its former value, the new price must be increased by: <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 10%<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 9%<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 1119%<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 11%<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> none of these answers <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 10\% \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 9\% \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 11\frac {1}{9}\% \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 11\% \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{none of these answers}