Problema Solution

Including a 8% sales tax, an inn charges $270 per night. Find the inn's nightly cost before the tax is added.

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let 'x' represent the inn's nightly cost before the tax is added


x + 0.08x = 270


by solving we find:


x = $250


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inn's nightly cost before the tax is$250 per night.