SOLUTION: If the total cost of a dryer is $680, including a tax of 0.06 times the list price, what is the list price of the dryer? (to the nearest cent)?

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Question 653715: If the total cost of a dryer is $680, including a tax of 0.06 times the list price, what is the list price of the dryer? (to the nearest cent)?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +p+ = the list price
given:
+p+%2B+.06p+=+680+
+1.06p+=+680+
+p+=+680%2F1.06+
+p+=+641.51+
The list price is $641.51