I know the answer is 103.71, but I need to show my work. I just plugged in mnumbers until I found it. Can someone explain to me how they got hte answer? At first i used two equations like
X * .08 = T
X + T = 112
X = 112-T
,but then that would mean (112-T).08 = Tand then it would beb 8.96 -.08T = T and I do not know how to solve that.
2006-10-16 04:05:29 · 7 answers · asked by phonics808 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
X * 1.08 = 112.00
so
X = 112 / 1.08
2006-10-16 04:07:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I made a purchase of 112.00 and the taxes came to 9.00 and bought it to 121.00?
is this correct. the tax rate is 8%
2016-01-02 04:21:50 · answer #2 · answered by Yvonne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is everyone using 1.08 when the asker said it was 8%? Isn't that still .08?
2006-10-16 04:27:22 · answer #3 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let p=price without tax
1.08p=$112
p=$112/1.08=$103.704 or $103.71 if the govt rounds all fractions up, which they frequently do when taking your money.
2006-10-16 04:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.08x = 112
/1.08 /1.08
x=103.70
2006-10-16 04:08:17 · answer #5 · answered by DoNNy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong....
X * 1.08 = T
So T/1.08 = X
T = $112.00
112.00 / 1.08 = $103.70 before tax
2006-10-16 04:08:03 · answer #6 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$103.70 is correct - you can check it by 103.70 x 1.08 = $112.00
2006-10-16 04:13:49 · answer #7 · answered by Caroline H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋