SOLUTION: A customer pays $1,100.00 in state taxes on a newly perchased car. What is the value of the car if state taxes are 8.9% of the value.
I tried muliplying 1100 by 8.9% still lost.
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I tried muliplying 1100 by 8.9% still lost.
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Question 223080: A customer pays $1,100.00 in state taxes on a newly perchased car. What is the value of the car if state taxes are 8.9% of the value.
I tried muliplying 1100 by 8.9% still lost. Found 2 solutions by rfer, JWG:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1100/.089=$12,359.55
Good way to remember is that your answer must be bigger than the given in this case. So if multiplying doesn't give you that relationship you are looking for, then divide.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Another way of looking at this problem:
The question says, "8.9% of 'some number' equals 1,100--what is the value of some number'?" Let's call the number 'x'.
.089x=1100
x=1100/.089
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