document.write( "Question 1207381: A car dealer, at a year-end clearance, reduces the list price of last year’s models by 15%.If a certain four-door model has a discounted price of $8000,what was its list price? How much can be saved by purchasing last year’s model?\r
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document.write( "Let x be the original price before the discount.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the governing equation to find x from the problem is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (1-0.15)x = 8000,\r\n" );
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document.write( "or, which is the same\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.85x = 8000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It gives  x = \"8000%2F0.15\" = 9411.764706.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Rounded to the closest dollar, it is x = $9,412.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Buying a discounted car, a buyer saves  $9,412 - $8000  = $1,412.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "You said: (1-0.15)x = 8000 Questions: 1. What information in the word problem indicates to subtract 15% from 1?
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