document.write( "Question 599325: After spending $3450 for tables and $1650 for chairs a convention center manager finds that the furniture cost 7% more than last year. find the amount that he spent last year on tables and chairs . round to the nearest dollar. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let last years amount spent = $\"+x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3450+%2B+1650+=+x+%2B+.07x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1.07x+=+5100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+5100+%2F+1.07+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+4766.355+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Last year he spent $4,766.36 \n" ); document.write( "

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