document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=519293>Question 519293</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> COLORADO HAS A SALES TAX RATE OF 5%. AFTER TAX, I PAID 140.25 FOR A COAT. HOW MUCH TAX DID I PAY? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Original Price of Coat = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5% of x = 5%*x = (5/100)*x = 1/20 * x = x/20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total Cost = Original Price + 5% of original Price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "140.25=x+(x/20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 20 both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20*140.5 = 20x+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2810=21x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2810/21=21x/21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "133.81= x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=133.81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Original Price of Coat = x = 133.81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tax paid =  Amount paid - original price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tax paid =  140.50- 133.81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tax paid =  6.69\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "original pirce = 133.81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5% of original price = 5% * 133.81 = 0.05 * 133.81 = 6.69\r<BR>\n" );
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