document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=774964>Question 774964</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A customer pays $1,100 in state taxes on a newly purchased car. What is the value of the car if state taxes are 8.9% of the value?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #472575 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pakhi><B>pakhi(24)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pakhi><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=pakhi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=472575\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the value of the newly purchased car be $'x'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the state tax is $(8.9/100)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the tax is $1100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore (8.9/100)x = 1100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or                 x = 1100 * (100/8.9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or                 x = 12359.55(approx.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the price of the new car is $12359.55\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check: (8.9/100)12359.55 = 1099.99995 = 1100(approx.)<BR>\n" );
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