document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205134>Question 1205134</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is a sales tax of $6 on an item that costs $64 before tax. The sales tax on a second item is $8.25. How much does the second item cost before tax? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #841774 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=841774\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6/64 = .09375 * 100 = 9.375% = the sales tax percentage.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sales tax on the second item is $8.25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the sales tax is 9.375%, that sales tax represents 9.375% of the pre-tax sale price.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get 8.25 = .09375 * x, where x represents the pre-tax sale price.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get x = 8.25 / .09375 = 88.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second item costs 88 dollars before tax.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to confirm, take 8.25 and divide it by 88 to get 8.25/88 = .09375 * 100 = 9.375%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sales tax percentage is the same, as it should be, if the items are all taxed at the same rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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