including a 8% sales tax, an apple ipad sold for $486. what was the price of the ipad before tax was added…

including a 8% sales tax, an apple ipad sold for $486. what was the price of the ipad before tax was added? price of ipad before taxes: $

including a 8% sales tax, an apple ipad sold for $486. what was the price of the ipad before tax was added? price of ipad before taxes: $

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Let original price be $x$.

The price after 8% sales - tax is $x + 0.08x=1.08x$.

Step2: Set up equation.

We know that $1.08x = 486$.

Step3: Solve for $x$.

$x=\frac{486}{1.08}=450$.

Answer:

$450$