SOLUTION: Alice paid $1130 for a Vespa. Included in the price was the 8.5% sales tax and $45 title. What is the sticker price of the scooter?

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Question 951236: Alice paid $1130 for a Vespa. Included in the price was the 8.5% sales tax and $45 title. What is the sticker price of the scooter?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the sticker price of the scooter be x
if Alice paid $1130 for a Vespa, and in the price was included the 8.5%( which is 8.5%2F100=0.085 of x) sales tax and $45 title, then
x%2B0.085x%2B45=1130 ............solve for x
1.085x=1130-45
1.085x=1085
x=1085%2F1.085
$x=1000

so, the sticker price of the scooter is $1000