document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=829185>Question 829185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A customer bought a car and paid $1,080 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 6%. What was the price of the car before the tax?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried five different times and I can't get it! Please help me! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What you're looking for is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x (the cost of the car) * .06 (the sales tax rate) = 1080<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by .06:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1080/.06<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug it back in to make sure it's correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$18,000 * .06 = $1,080<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total cost of the car = $19,080<BR>\n" );
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