document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=898096>Question 898096</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Net price of a product is 6130 which includes 10.3% excise duty om base price and then 2% CST on Base price plus Excise duty. What is the formula to find the base price. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544677 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=544677\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the base price of the product is b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the excise price of the product is e.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the net price of the product is n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e = .103 * b + b which is equal to 1.103 * b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = e + .02 * e which is equal to 1.02 * e.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the equation of n = 1.02 * e, replace e with it's equivalent of 1.103 * b to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 1.02 * 1.103 * b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for b to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = n / (1.02 * 1.103)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = n / 1.12506\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since n = 6130, this means that b = 5448.598297.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since e = 1.103 * b, you get e = 6009.803922.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since n = 1.02 * e, you get n = 6130.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "everything checks out ok.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your base price is equal to 5448.598297...\r<BR>\n" );
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