SOLUTION: including 5% sales tax, an Inn charges $252 per night. Find the Inn's nightly cost brfore the tax is added?

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Question 1016191: including 5% sales tax, an Inn charges $252 per night. Find the Inn's nightly cost brfore the tax is added?

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The $252 represents the room cost plus 5% tax, totaling 105% of the room cost.
Thus we divide $252 by 1.05 and get
252/1.05 = $240 room cost