document.write( "Question 1207837: Brittany needed new tires for her truck. She went to the auto shop and bought 4 tires on sale for $85.95 each. The salesman told her that she saved a total of $96.16. If Brittany saved the same amount on each tire, what was the original price of each tire? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Brittany saved $96.16 on 4 tires, in total.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, she saved   = 24.04 dollars on each tire.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the original price per tire was 85.95 + 24.04 = 109.99 dollars.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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