Question

a fire department spent $900 to purchase a new helmet and gloves. the amount included the 6% sales tax. what is the pride of the equipment, to the nearest dollar, befor tax?

Answer 1

900 dollars = A fire department spent to purchase a new helmet and gloves.
6% = the sales tax that is included in the amount.
Let us Find the original price of the equipment, to the nearest dollar, before tax.
Let’s convert the sales tax to decimals:
=> 6% = 6% / 100%
=> 6% = 0.06
now, let’s multiply this to the amount to get the 6% value
=> 900 * .06 = 54 dollars
Subtract this to the amount to get the original price of the equipment
=> 900 – 54 = 846 dollars is the original price.