SOLUTION: Suppose you pay a total of $345.53 for an item including sales tax. Assume sales tax is 8.6%. What was the original price (before tax) for the item? round to the nearest penny (two
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Question 444187: Suppose you pay a total of $345.53 for an item including sales tax. Assume sales tax is 8.6%. What was the original price (before tax) for the item? round to the nearest penny (two decimal places)
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8.6% tax
108.6 :100:: 345.53:x
345.53*100/108.6=x
x=$318.2
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