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" );
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document.write( "Since she had $1,204 at the end of the day, and she started the day with $250 in the cash register, the sales for the day must be $954 ($1,204 - $250).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this $954 represents sales and sales taxes, the sales would be represented by 100%, and the sales tax 6% for a total of 106%, or 1.06.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using T for taxes, we can then use proportions to solve as we can say that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.06T = .06 * 954 --------> Cross-multiplying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.06T = 57.24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T, or taxes = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2857.24%29%2F1.06 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2857.24%29%2F1.06\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2854%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2854%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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