SOLUTION: The airfare for a flight from Boston to Milwaukee cost $242.56, which includes a 22% surcharge (additional fee) to cover all taxes and airline fees. What is the price of the flight
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Question 1095465: The airfare for a flight from Boston to Milwaukee cost $242.56, which includes a 22% surcharge (additional fee) to cover all taxes and airline fees. What is the price of the flight before the 22% surcharge?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The airfare for a flight from Boston to Milwaukee cost $242.56, which includes a 22% surcharge (additional fee) to cover all taxes and airline fees.
What is the price of the flight before the 22% surcharge?
:
use .22 as the equiv of 22%
let f = the price of flight
1.22f = 242.56
f = 242.56/1.22
f = $198.82 is the price of the flight before the surcharge
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