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On Monday, the price of a stereo system is $100. If the price is reduced by 10% of Monday's price on Tuesday and again on each day thereafter, how much does it cost on Friday?
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The Awakening explores one woman’s desire to find and live fully within her true self. Her devotion to that purpose causes friction with her friends and family, and also conflicts with the dominant values of her time.

Edna Pontellier’s story takes place in 1890s Louisiana, within the upper-class Creole society. Edna, her husband Léonce, and their two children are vacationing for the summer on Grand Isle, an island just off the Louisiana shore near New Orleans.... More

About the Author
About the Novel
  A Brief Synopsis
Summaries and Commentaries
  Chapter I
  Chapter II
  Chapter III
  Chapter IV
  Chapter V
  Chapter VI
  Chapters VII and VIII
  Chapters IX, X, and XI
  Chapters XII, XIII, and XIV
  Chapter XV
  Chapter XVI
  Chapter XVII
  Chapter XVIII
  Chapter XIX
  Chapter XX
  Chapter XXI
  Chapter XXII
  Chapter XXIII
  Chapter XXIV
  Chapter XXV
  Chapter XXVI
  Chapters XXVII and XXVIII
  Chapter XXIX
  Chapters XXX and XXXI
  Chapter XXXII
  Chapters XXXIII, XXXIV, and XXXV
  Chapter XXXVI
  Chapter XXXVII
  Chapter XXXVIII
  Chapter XXXIX
 

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