SOLUTION: Please refresh my memory.
I have a total sales figure of $1200.00 which included 8% sales tax. I need to know what the figure was before sales tax.
I seem to have forgotte
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Question 305505: Please refresh my memory.
I have a total sales figure of $1200.00 which included 8% sales tax. I need to know what the figure was before sales tax.
I seem to have forgotten completely how to do this and I know it is easy.
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, Fombitz, checkley77:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I have a total sales figure of $1200.00 which included 8% sales tax. I need to know what the figure was before sales tax.
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Let the base price be "x"
Equation:
x + 0.08x = 1200
1.08x = 1200
x = 1200/1.08
x = $1111.11
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pre-Tax*(1+8/100)=Post-Tax
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.08x+x=1,200
1.08x=1,200
x=1,200/1.08
x=$1,111.11 was the original price before tax.
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