document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=472737>Question 472737</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Including a 5% sales tax, an inn charges 189 per night. Find the ins nightly cost before the tax is added. What is the inn's nightly cost before tax is added? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the inn's nightly cost.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 0.05x = 189<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.05x = 189<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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