document.write( "Question 1065228: Shopping city has a 6% sales tax.
\n" ); document.write( " Clara's and Manuel's parents spent $168.84 on groceries
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Let $\"+p+\"$ = the price of the groceries
\n" ); document.write( "without the tax
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.06p+\"$ = the tax on the groceries
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+%2B+.06p+=+168.84+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1.06p+=+168.84+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+=+159.28+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.06%2A159.28+=+9.56+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The sales tax was $9.56
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+168.84+-+9.56+=+159.28+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.06%2A159.28+=+9.56+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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