SOLUTION: including an 8% sales tax, an inn charges $194.40. find the inn's nighty cost before tax is added

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Question 716648:
including an 8% sales tax, an inn charges $194.40. find the inn's nighty cost before tax is added
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+.08x=194.40
1.08x=194.40
x=194.40/1.08
x=$180.00 ans. before tax.