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4 July, 23:59

If you pay $26.50 for an item, including 6% sales tax, what was the original price?

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  1. 5 July, 03:00
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    You can do this by dividing by 1.06

    26.5/1.06 = 25.00 dollars. You can check this by figuring out the sales tax separately

    25 * (6/100) = 1.50

    If you add 1.50 to 25 dollars, you get 26.5 just as you should.
  2. 5 July, 03:56
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    The original price was $24.91
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