document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1066398>Question 1066398</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man bought a house and had some renovations done. The renovations cost 16 of the price of the house. He paid $980 000 for the house and the renovations. What was the<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #681555 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=681555\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> renovations were 16% of the price of the house.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he paid 980,000 for the house and the renovations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what was the price of the house.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the price of the house.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + .16 * x = 980,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor out the x to get 1.16 * x = 980,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 980,000 / .16 = 844,827.5862.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i'm assuming you meant 16% of the price of the house.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if not, then the solution could be different. </SPAN>\n" );
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