Question

Morgan bought a book for $13.73, which includes 6% tax. What was the original price of the book?

Answer 1

Answer:

$12.9062

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount of tax-

$(13.73×6/100)

=$0.8238

So, the original price of the book-

$(13.7300-0.8238)

=$12.9062

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Answer 2

Answer:

$12.95

Step-by-step explanation:

here is a short method to solve such questions

$\frac{13.73}{106\%} \times 100\% \\ = 12.95$

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