Question

Lenny bought a motorcycle . He paid 12.5% in tax . The tax added $1437.50 to the price of the motorcycle . What was the price of the motorcycle , not including tax

Answer 1

$11500

Explanation:

Given

Tax amount=$1437.50

Tax percentaege=12.5%

So, we have to find the price of motorcycle whose 12.5% is 1437.50

Mathematically writing,

Let

x be the price of motorcycle without tax

then, the equation will be written as:

x*0.125=1437.50

x= 1437.50/0.125

x=11500

So the price of motorcycle without tax was $11500..