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A tire was sold for $35.65, which included the 4% state sales tax and an 11% federal tax. What was the original price of the tire before taxes?
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document.write( "Let $x represent the price of the tire before taxes, then\r\n" );
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document.write( "(Price of tire) + (state tax) + (Federal tax) = (Selling Price)\r\n" );
document.write( "       $x       +    .04x     +      .11x     =      $35.65\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply every term by 100 to clear of decimals:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 115:\r\n" );
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document.write( "The tire before taxes sold for $31.00.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The tire before taxes cost           $31.00\r\n" );
document.write( "The state tax on $31 is .04×$31 or   $ 1.24\r\n" );
document.write( "The Federal tax on $31 is .11×$31 or $ 3.41\r\n" );
document.write( "Total                                $35.65 \r\n" );
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