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Dan paid $498.09 (including sales tax) for a laptop computer. The sales tax in his state is 7%. What was the price of the laptop

before the sales tax was added?

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wolverine [178]2 years ago

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Answer:

$465.50

Step-by-step explanation:

<u>Let the price be x, then:</u>

x + 0.07x = 498.09
1.07x = 498.09
x = 498.09/1.07
x = 465.50

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