document.write( "Question 1087478: Alexis paid $20,700 as a down payment for her new home. If the down payment was 11.5% of the total price of the house, what was the total of the house? Start by defining the unknown in terms of a variable; then write and equation based on the information given and show all work you solve the equation. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "11.5% = 0.115.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, your equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.115x = 20700.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,  x =  = 180,000 dollars is the total of the house.\r\n" );
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