Question

Dan paid $498.09 (including sales tax) for a laptop computer. The sales tax in his state is 7%. What was the price of the laptop before the sales tax was added?

Answer 1

$465.50

Explanation:

Let the price be x, then:

• x + 0.07x = 498.09
• 1.07x = 498.09
• x = 498.09/1.07
• x = 465.50