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.
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?
5 answers
or, A :-)
Oh, I understand :3 Thank You Ms. Sue :)
Ooops! Of course, it's A.
i don’t understand