Problema Solution

including a 8% sales tax, an inn charges $177.12 per night. find the inn's nightly cost before tax is added

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let c = inn's nightly cost before tax


c + 0.08c = 177.12


by solving we find:


c = $164


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the inn's nightly cost before tax is $164 per night.