document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=563155>Question 563155</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I buy a tank of gas for $41.56. That price is the actual cost of the gas plus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.25% sales tax. How much sales tax did I pay? How much was the actual price of the gas? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #364775 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=364775\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price paid is the cost of the gas plus the tax<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If c = the cost of the gas then the tax paid = 0.0625*c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the total price = c + 0.0625c = 41.56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c(1+0.0625) = 41.56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 41.56/1.0625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 39.16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the actual price of the gas is $39.12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The tax is 41.56 - 39.12 = $2.44 </SPAN>\n" );
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