document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=785480>Question 785480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the total bill is $1000 and the tax rate is 6.25% what was the original amount of the bill?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "original cost + tax = bill<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 0.0625x = 1000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.0625x = 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1000/10625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $941.18<BR>\n" );
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