SOLUTION: Cost of a ticket to fly roundtrip was $280.80. An 8% tax is included in the total. How would I solve to find the pretax amount?

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Question 1059740: Cost of a ticket to fly roundtrip was $280.80. An 8% tax is included in the total. How would I solve to find the pretax amount?
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