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document.write( "Midtown Antiques collects 6% sales tax on all sales. If total sales including tax are $2300.14, find the portion that is sales tax. Round to the nearest cent.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the sales be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.06x = 2300.14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $2169.94<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sales tax = 0.06(2169.94) = $130.20<BR>\n" );
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