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Hong bought 60 CDs that were each the same price. Including sales tax, he paid a total of $100.80. Of that total, $6.60

was tax. What was the price of each CD before tax?

User Guy Sirton
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Answer:

$1.57 per CD

Explanation:

Subtract the tax from the total then divide by the number of CDs.

100.80-6.60=94.2

94.2/60=1.57

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