SOLUTION: A customer pays $1100.00 in state taxes on a newly purchased car. What is the value of the car if state taxes are 8.9% of the value?

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Question 141470: A customer pays $1100.00 in state taxes on a newly purchased car. What is the value of the car if state taxes are 8.9% of the value?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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customer pays $1100.00 in state taxes on a newly purchased car. What is the value of the car if state taxes are 8.9% of the value?
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Let the value of the car be "x".
EQUATION: 0.089x = 1100
x = $12359.55
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Stan H.