Question 97458
Price of a calculator. Evelyn paid $89.25, including 5% tax, for her graphing calculator. How much did the calculator itself cost?
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Let "x" be the cost of the calculator.
EQUATION:
Cost = x + 0.05x
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89.25 = (1.05)x
x = $85.00
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Cheers,
Stan H.