Question

Anton bought a picnic cooler. His total bill, with tax, was $7.95. He paid 6 percent sales tax. How much did he pay for the cooler alone without the tax?

The cost of an item is 100% of its price. What number goes in place of ? in the addition problem?

Answer 1

For the answer to the question above, the cost of cooler alone is $7.47
For the computation on how I got this,
Anton's bill including tax =$7.956% of his bill accounts for sales tax.Sales tax =6/100×7.95≈$0.48So cost of cooler alone = Total bill - tax=7.95−0.48=$7.47