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1.076 x = 1278.24
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First, we need to calculate the sales tax amount. The sales tax rate is 7.6%, which can be expressed as a decimal by dividing it by 100.
Sales tax amount = (7.6 / 100) * Total cost
= (0.076) * $1278.24
= $97.09904 (rounded to the nearest cent)
Next, we subtract the sales tax amount from the total cost to find the retail price.
Retail price = Total cost - Sales tax amount
= $1278.24 - $97.09904
= $1181.14096 (rounded to the nearest cent)
Therefore, the retail (pre-tax) price of the laptop computer is approximately $1181.14.