After a 7.5% tax Tom paid $30.09 for a new hat what is the price of the hat before tax

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asked May 7, 2021 118k views

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Sebkln · Answer 1 · 2021-05-08T04:53:55+0000

Answer:

27.83$ I believe

Explanation:

30.09 is the end price, so multiply that times 7.5% or 0.075 in decimal terms

You would get 2.25675 which is the amount of tax that was paid

So all you have to left is subtract 2.25675 from 30.09 to find the original price

30.09-2.25675=27.83325

or 27.83 rounded to the nearest hundredth