SOLUTION: The Mas bought furniture at 25% off the regular price. Their total cost, including a 4% tax o the sale price, was $1170. What was the regular price, excluding tax? PLEASE HELP!!!!!

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Question 144429This question is from textbook algebra: structure and method: book1
: The Mas bought furniture at 25% off the regular price. Their total cost, including a 4% tax o the sale price, was $1170. What was the regular price, excluding tax? PLEASE HELP!!!!!! The answer is $1500, but I don't know how to get there. HELP MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!!!!! This question is from textbook algebra: structure and method: book1

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.75x+.75*.04x=1170
.78x=1170
x=1500.
Make note of what I did. They are paying 75%=.75 of the price. Moreover, they are paying .04* that price in tax. The total of those quantities is 1170. Then solve using simple algebra.