document.write( "Question 791434: Chang paid $8.19, including a 5% sales tax, for a shirt. If the shirt was on sale with a 25% discount, find the original price of the shirt. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"+p+\"$ = the original price
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+-+.25p+\"$ = the discounted price
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+-+.25p+=+.75p+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.75p+=+819+-+.05%2A%28.75p%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.75p+=+819+-+.0375p+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.7875p+=+819+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+=+1040+\"$ ( in cents )
\n" ); document.write( "The original price was $10.40
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "The discounted price was $\"+.75%2A10.4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.75%2A10.4+=+7.8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "$7.80
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\n" ); document.write( "The 5% tax on this is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.05%2A7.8+=+.39+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Discounted price + tax =
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7.8+%2B+.39+=+8.19+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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