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    5. A customer pays $1,100 in state taxes on a newly purchased car.What is the value of the car if the state taxes are 8.9% of the value?
    A customer pays $1,100 in state taxes on a newly purchased car.What is the value of the car if the state taxes are 8.9% of the value?

    The answer is $12,359.55 how do I work it/

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    0  Views: 2038 Answers: 1 Posted: 15 years ago
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      Set it up like this:

      1,100 = 0.089(v)

      Then to make v stand alone, divide by 0.089 on both sides of the equal sign.

      1,100/0.089 = 0.089(v)/0.089.

      1,100 divided by 0.089 equals 12359.55056179775. Round that number to $12,359.55.

      Ta-da!
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