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document.write( "Let original price be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 0.15x = 45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.85x = 45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 45/0.85 = $52.94<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Chers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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