Question 472737
Including a 5% sales tax, an inn charges 189 per night. Find the ins nightly cost before the tax is added. What is the inn's nightly cost before tax is added?
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Let "x" be the inn's nightly cost.
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Equation:
x + 0.05x = 189
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1.05x = 189
x = $180

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Cheers,
Stan H.