Question

Scott buys a new motorcycle for a total price of $12,336.50. The tax, title, and dealer preparation charges amount to one-tenth of the purchase price. What is the price of the motorcycle before the extra charges?

Answer 1

So basically we just need to multiply the total price × one-tenth and from there subtract the answer of that from the original total price.

$\frac{1}{10} = 0.10 = 10 \: percent$

$12336.50 \times .1 = 1233.65$
$1,233.65 is the cost of the tax, title, and dealer preparation charges, so now we subtract that from the total price
$12336.50 - (1233.65) \\ = 11102.85$
Answer:

The price of the motorcycle before the extra charges is $11,102.85