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Question 248876
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if you paid $22 (including tax) for an item where the tax rate is 10%, how was the price before tax? show an equation and solve
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x+.10x=22
1.10x=22
1.10x/1.10=22/1.10
x=$20 original price
checking:
20+(20)(.10)=22