document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=989482>Question 989482</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 12.) The after-tax price of your shiny new car is $25,989.60. If a 4% sales tax was charged, what was the pretax price of the car </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The after-tax price is 100% pretax price + tax rate=100%+4%=104% of the pretax price.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x=pretax price, a=price after tax:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=(1.04)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a/1.04=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "($25989.60)/1.04=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$24990.00=x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER The pretax price $24990. </SPAN>\n" );
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