document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=290131>Question 290131</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A woman owns a small, cash only business in a state that requires her to charge a 6% sales tax on each item she sells. At the begining of the day she has $250 in the cash register. At the end of the day she has $1204 in the register. How much money should she send to the state government for the sales tax she collected? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209974 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1204-50 = 1154 is the sales for the day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this amount includes 6% sales tax.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1154/100)*6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=69.24 is the sales tax </SPAN>\n" );
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