SOLUTION: After 6% sales tax was added, a T-shirt cost $9.53. Find the cost fo the T-shirt without tax.

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Question 24905: After 6% sales tax was added, a T-shirt cost $9.53. Find the cost fo the T-shirt without tax.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The cost without tax + the tax = $9.53
let the cost without tax = c
%281.06%29+%2A+c+=+9.53
or, in other words,
%281+%2B+.06%29+%2A+c+=+9.53
c+%2B+%28.06+%2A+c%29+=+9.53
the last one says cost + (tax*cost) = total cost
so,
c+=+9.53+%2F+1.06+
c+=+8.99
so, the cost without tax is $8.99