Question

A man realizes he lost the detailed receipt from the store and only has the credit card receipt with the after-tax total. If the after-tax total was $1,814.31, and the tax rate in the area is 6.1%, what was the pre-tax subtotal?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:1703.64

Answer 2

$1710.00

Explanation:

The total bill was ...

(after-tax total) = (pre-tax subtotal) + 6.1% · (pre-tax subtotal)

(after-tax total) = (pre-tax subtotal) · 1.061

Divide by the coefficient on the right to find the value of the variable on the right.

(pre-tax subtotal) = (after-tax total)/1.061 = $1814.31/1.061 = $1710.00

The pre-tax subtotal was $1710.00.