document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481166>Question 481166</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you were charged $762 in taxes on a 2,540 purchase, what percent tax were you charged? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = tax rate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2540x = 762<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 762/2540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30% (that is an awfully high tax rate!)<BR>\n" );
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