SOLUTION: If your total price was $598 with a 25% off with a 8% tax how would you solve for it?

Question 954604: If your total price was $598 with a 25% off with a 8% tax how would you solve for it?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, lwsshak3:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
598*0.75=448.50
448.50*1.08=484.38
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If your total price was $598 with a 25% off with a 8% tax how would you solve for it?
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let x=original price
x-.25x+.08(x-.25x)=598
.75x+.08(.75x)=598
.75x+.06x=598
.81x=598
x=738.27
original price=$738.27
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