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Alan bought 3 CDs that were each the same price. Including sales tax, he paid a total of $49.80 . Of that total, $2.40 was tax. What was the price of each CD before tax?

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User Tigrou
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Since, including sales tax, Alan payed 49.80, and if we subtract 2.40 from 49.80, we can get our sub total. 49.80-2.40=47.40. From there, we can divide our subtotal by 3, since he bought 3 CDs that were the same price. 47.40/3=15.80 Each CD has costed Alan $15.80, not including taxes.
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User Anthony Bak
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the answer is $15.80. can everyone leave me alone now???
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