The price of a book was $400. If the book's price is decreased by 15% and then increased by 40%, what is the final price of the book?
When the price of the book is decreased by 15%, the total price decrease is 15/100*$400=$
<gadget id="calculator">15/100*400</gadget>
<output>60</output>
60.
The new price of the book becomes $400-$60 = $
<gadget id="calculator">400-60</gadget>
<output>340</output>
340.
The price of the book is then increased by 40/100*340 = $
<gadget id="calculator">40/100*340</gadget>
<output>136</output>
136.
The final price of the book is $340+$136 = $
<gadget id="calculator">340+136</gadget>
<output>476</output>
476.

<result>476</result>