document.write( "Question 671902: Derrick buys a new computer if the sales tax on the computer was $153 and tax was figured at 6% of selling price, what was the selling price? And what did Derrick pay for the computer \n" ); document.write( "

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Let the selling price = $\"+p+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+153+=+.06p+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+=+153%2F.06+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+=+2550+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2550+%2B+153+=+2703+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The selling price was $2,550
\n" ); document.write( "Derrick paid $2,703
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