Sharp EL-5100 Instruction Manual page 47

A series of discounts from the list price are offered. They are 35%, 3%, and 2%. Calculate the final price
for a series of prices starting at $100 and continuing at $110, $120. etc. 35% is equivalent to .65; 3% to
.97; and 2% to .98. The initial price call (A)
Key in: f (A) = .65A
fSTOj
B, .97B gro)
c ,
.98C, A
f~+1
10
Mode: COMP
Press
(
comp
)
# A =
Key in: 100
Press
(
comp
)
, ANS 1
65
Press
I
comp
I
, ANS 2 63.05 Make sure you are using
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t a b
|
I 2 I
Press
I
comp
I
, ANS 3 61.79
Press
I
comp
I
, ANS 4 110
Answer 4 is the original price of $100 plus the increment of $10. The next time COMP is pressed, A =
is displayed. By-pass placing a value in for A each time as it has been changed automatically by equation 4.
Answer 3 will now give the discounted price for a list of 110. Continued pressing of the
I
comp
I
button will
give the answer for each increment of 10 of the price. After putting the initial value of A in at 100, it is
unnecessary to key in any other values.
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