johnfrantz
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  • 20-11-2017
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4. If $988 is the total of a sale that includes sales tax of 4%, what is the selling price of the item only?

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Otheron18 Otheron18
  • 20-11-2017
$950 is the selling price of the item only.

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texaschic101
texaschic101 texaschic101
  • 20-11-2017
1.04x = 988
x = 988 / 1.04
x = 950 <== selling price not including tax

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950(1.04) = 988
988 = 988 (correct)

so the selling price is 950 plus the sales tax of (0.04 * 950) = 38 for a total of 988
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