Question

The car you want costs $27,449.80 with a 6.5% sales tax already included. How much is the car before tax?

Answer 1

Answer:

Cost before tax = $25,665.57

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Costs of car = $27,449.80 including sales tax

Sales tax = 6.5%

We need to find cost of car before tax.

6.5% of car cost = $\frac{x}{100}\times cost\ of\ car$

Where x is the percentage value.

6.5% of car cost = $\frac{6.5}{100}\times 27449.80$

6.5% of car cost = $0.065\times 27449.80$

6.5% of car cost = $1784.237$

The tax on the car is $1784.237.

So, the cost of the car before tax is.

Cost before tax = cost of car - cost of tax

Cost before tax = 27449.80 - 1784.237

Cost before tax = 25665.57

Therefore, the cost of the car before tax is $25,665.57