SOLUTION: Germaine paid $599.20 for new tires with 7% sales tax included. What was the price of the tires? Please show all work.
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Question 600792: Germaine paid $599.20 for new tires with 7% sales tax included. What was the price of the tires? Please show all work.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Germaine paid $599.20 for new tires with 7% sales tax included.
What was the price of the tires?
Equation:
x - 0.07x = 599.20
0.93x = 599.20
x = $644.30
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by Rcmathtutor(12) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let X be the original, pre-tax price.
Pre-tax price + sales tax = price with tax included
X + 0.07X = 599.20
1.07X = 599.20
Divide both sides by 1.07
X = 599.20 / 1.07
X = 560
The original, pre-tax price, was $560
Proof:
560 + (560)(0.07) = 599.20
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