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document.write( "Let gross receipts be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.09x = 3759.41<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3449<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tax collected: 3749.41-3449 = $300.41<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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