document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140594>Question 140594</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Miguels insurance will replace his car if costs exceed 80% of the cars value. The car substained $11200 worth of damage, but it was not replaced. What was the value of the car.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the value of the car?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help. Do I multiply 80% by $11200 to get the value of the car? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #102337 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><B>jojo14344(1513)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=102337\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's assigned \"x\" as the value of the car.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The repair should be LESS or EQUAL to 80% of this value (not exceeding) because he kept the car right? Since the worth of damages is given $11,200, we can only maximize this as the 80% of the car's value since we don't have any other criteria as to what percentage is this to the cost of the car. Putting it into equation,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.80x=$11,200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$11,200/0.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$14,000 , value of the car.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can only check by reversing the formula, that 80% of $14000=0.80($14000)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$11,200. Showing this is the maximum worth of damages because it was not replaced.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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