document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97458>Question 97458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to translate this word problem into an equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Price of a calculator.  Evelyn paid $89.25, including 5% tax, for her graphing calculator.  How much did the calculator itself cost? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+.05x=89.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.05x=89.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide 1.05 into both sides. x=89.25/1.05=$85.00<BR>\n" );
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