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  • 03-01-2022
  • Mathematics
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If you pay $107 for groceries including tax, what is the price of groceries before tax when you are taxed at 7%?

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  • 03-01-2022

Answer:

100

Step-by-step explanation:

Original price: x

x + (7%*x) = 107.

107 is 107% of the original price

107 = 1.07x

Divide by 1.07 on both sides

x = 100

Check:

7% of 100 is 7

100 + 7 = 107

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