document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186809>Question 186809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is a sales tax of $12 on an item that costs $147 before tax. A second item costs $134.75 before tax. What is the sales tax on the second item? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "tax/before tax price = rate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tax is $11 </SPAN>\n" );
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