SOLUTION: Including 6% sales percent tax a car sold for $15370. What is the pretax cost of the car?

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Question 350518: Including 6% sales percent tax a car sold for $15370. What is the pretax cost of the car?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6% is the tax
if you pay 106 for the car the price will be 100
if you pay 15370
the price will be (15370*100)/106
= $14,500 pretax price

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