Question

You buy a television for $550. That price included a 10% sales tax. what is the price without sales tax?

The answer choices are
A)$500 B)$605
C)$55 D)$550

I did a proportion to find this answer by doing:
10/100=x/550 ;and I ended up getting $495, which is not one of the answer choices. I did an equation and ended up with $550, but I don't think that is right since that is the price of the television WITH sales tax, and your looking for a television without sales tax.
What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Let's look at this logically.

The price without tax must be less than $550.

That eliminates B and D.

C is obviously not right.

What about D?

0.1 * 500 = 50

500 + 50 = 550

Voila! The answer must be D.

Answer 2

or, A :-)

Answer 3

Oh, I understand :3 Thank You Ms. Sue :)

Answer 4

Ooops! Of course, it's A.

Answer 5

i don’t understand