Anton bought a picnic cooler. His total bill, with tax, was $7.95. He paid 6 percent sales tax. How much did he pay for the cooler alone without the tax?
Write and solve the arithmetic problem for each step.
For the cost of the cooler, solve:
?% of cost of cooler = $7.95
To find the total bill in terms of the cost of the cooler :
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Answers
Total Cost= $7.95
Sales Tax= 6%
ATQ,
CP+TAX=7.95
LET CP BE x
So, x+6% of x= 7.95
x+ 6x÷100=7.95
x+3x÷50=7.95
53x÷50=7.95
x= 7.95*50÷53
. =$7.5
Therefore the real price of cooler was $7.5
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Given,
Cost of the cooler with tax = $7.95
Rate of sales tax = 6%
To Find,
Cost of the cooler without tax =?
Solution,
Let the cost of the cooler without tax be x
Sales tax applied = 6% of the cost of the cooler without tax
Sales tax applied = 6% of x
Sales tax applied = 6x / 100
According to the question, we know that cost of cooler with sales tax is $7.95.
Cost of the cooler with tax = Cost of the cooler without tax + Sales tax applied
$7.95 = x + 6x / 100
(100x + 6x)/100 = 7.95
106x = 7.95 * 100
x = 795/106
x = $7.5
Hence, the cost cooler alone without the tax is $7.5