document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054954>Question 1054954</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pair of 14k gold earrings has an orginial price of $135 but is on sale at a discount of 45%. If the state sales tax is 5%, what is the cost to the nearest hundredth of a dollar for the earrings? I figured the tax after the discount and got $77.96. Am I right? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "original price:: 135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after discount:: 0.55*135 = 74.24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "discounted price with tax:: 1.05*74.24 = $77.96<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Right<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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