document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34374>Question 34374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man goes into a grocery store and buys a grapefruit and a toy ball. A 7% tax is applied to the price of non-food items. If the total bill is $5.15, including $0.18 in tax on the toy ball, what are the prices of the grapefruit and the ball? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #20688 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><B>usyim88hk(158)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=20688\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can first find out the price of the toy ball:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so $0.18 is 7% of the price of the toy ball, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.18 / 7% = $2.57 which is the price of the toy ball<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then subtract the price of the toy ball from the total with the tax<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$5.15 - $2.57 - $0.18= $2.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the price of the grape fruit is 2.40 and the price of the toy ball is 2.57. </SPAN>\n" );
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