document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155604>Question 155604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A state sales tax rate is 4.8%. If the tax on a purchase was $23.76, what was the price of the purchase? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the price be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.048x = 23.76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $495.00 (price of the purchase)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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