document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=207782>Question 207782</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 x = the purchase.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tax on the purchase = .048 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the tax is $23.76, then .048 * x = $23.76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for x, you get x = $23.76 / .048 = $495.00<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".048 * $495.00 = $23.76 confirming that this is accurate.<BR>\n" );
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