SOLUTION: A fire department spent $900 to purchase new helmets and gloves. The amount included a 6% sales tax. What was the price of the equipment, to the nearest dollar, before tax?
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Question 954285: A fire department spent $900 to purchase new helmets and gloves. The amount included a 6% sales tax. What was the price of the equipment, to the nearest dollar, before tax?
Choose an answer choice.
A. $846
B. $849
C. $854
D. $894
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A fire department spent $900 to purchase new helmets and gloves. The amount included a 6% sales tax. What was the price of the equipment, to the nearest dollar, before tax?
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Let that price be "x".
Equation x + 0.06x = 900
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1.06x = 900
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x = 900/1.06
x = $849.06
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Choose an answer choice.
A. $846
B. $849
C. $854
D. $894
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