document.write( "Question 356874: If $1,500.00 was the total price paid for an item, including the 6% sales tax, what is the price of just the item itself without the tax? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let p represent the price.  The Total with the tax would be.
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document.write( "$15,000.00 = p + .06p
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document.write( "$15,000.00 = (1 +.06)p
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document.write( "$15,000.00/1.06 = p
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document.write( "$14,150.94 = p \n" );
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