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The total (after-tax) cost of a laptop computer is $1278.24. The local sales tax rate is 7.6%. What is the retail (pre-tax) price ?

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Michaela Browder

  1. 1.076 x = 1278.24

    solve for x

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    Reiny

  2. i think the response is 1,183.56 because i did 1278.24/ 100+8% which is 1.08 and got 1,183.56

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