document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=267907>Question 267907</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me on this problem.  I don't know which catergory this is in,but the problem is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kayla paid $137.80,including 6% tax for her graphing calculator. How much did the calculator itself cost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is my work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)variables\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) 100[p-0.06]=[137.80]100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   100-6x=13780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   -100    -100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       -6x=13680<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      /-6x /-6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           x= </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's set it up this way. Let \"p\" be the price of the calculator. Then we can write this equation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+(6% times p)=$137.80 Rewritten it looks like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+.o6p=137.8 Combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.06p=137.8 Divide both sides by 1.06 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we know the calculator cost $130 but check it out for yourself to see when you multiply 130 time 6%. You should get what the tax is, right?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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