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Chapter 3: Q. 62 (page 316)

62. Price before Sales Tax Kenji paid \(2,279for a new living room set, including \)129tax. What was the price of the living room set?

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The price of the living room set was,$2150.

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01

Step1.Given that,

The price of new living room set is, $2279.

Tax price is, $129.

We need to find the price of living room set before tax.

Let the price of living room set before tax be$x.

02

Step2.Find the price of living room set before tax.

The formula used in this problem is,

Price of new living room set -Tax price =Price of living room set before tax.

Substitute the known values in the formula.

2279-129=x

Now solve the above equation.

x=2150.

03

Step3.Let us check the answer.

x=2279-1292150=2279-1292150=2150

which is true.

Therefore, the price of living room set before tax is,$2150.

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