document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=830582>Question 830582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lily Bloomingdale sold a dozen cookies and charged a meals tax of $1.11. The tax rate is 6%.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the cost of the cookies before tax? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What the question is asking is \"What amount times .06 = 1.11?\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".06x = 1.11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by .06<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18.5 <<--cost of cookies before tax<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's plug that value in to the original question to make certain the answer is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Lily Bloomingdale sold a dozen cookies for $18.50 and charged a meals tax of $1.11. The tax rate is 6%.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$18.50 * 6% = $1.11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total cost with tax = $18.50 + $1.11, or $19.61\r<BR>\n" );
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