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document.write( "Let the cost of the book be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.08x = 1.80<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1.80/0.08<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = $22.50 (cost of the book before tax)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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