document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39243>Question 39243</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X. 8.75% = $1785.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you figure \"x\"?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the total item costs $1785.00 and the tax is 8.75%, what is the base cost of the item? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24686 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24686\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the total cost of an item is $1785, that total contains the 100% of the actual item's price plus 8.75% tax...so let x = the actual cost of the item and we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1 + .0875)x = 1785<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.0875x = 1785 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1785 / 1.0875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $1641.38 </SPAN>\n" );
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