inclusive of a 6.2% sales tax, a diamond ring sold for $2867.40.Find the price of the ring before the tax was added.

Question

please show me the work.

Answer 1

Hey Brandi,

Our setup here is as follows:

x * 1.062 = 2867.40 ... where variable "x" represents the price of the ring before the tax was added.

Solve to find that x = 2700.

I hope this helped you. Best of luck in the future.