SOLUTION: 8. The finance director purchases weight lifting equipment for the guards’ exercise room. Shipping is calculated as 8% of the purchase price. If the finance director has $1500 to
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Question 346238: 8. The finance director purchases weight lifting equipment for the guards’ exercise room. Shipping is calculated as 8% of the purchase price. If the finance director has $1500 to spend between the purchase price and the cost of shipping, how much can the finance director spend on equipment?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the cost of the equipment. Then:
Solve for . You should round to the nearest cent.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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