Question

The car you want costs $27,449.80 with a 6.5% sales tax already included. How much is the car before tax?

Answer 1

Cost before tax = $25,665.57

Explanation:

Given:

Costs of car = $27,449.80 including sales tax

Sales tax = 6.5%

We need to find cost of car before tax.

6.5% of car cost =
`(x)/(100)* cost\ of\ car`

Where x is the percentage value.

6.5% of car cost =
`(6.5)/(100)* 27449.80`

6.5% of car cost =
`0.065* 27449.80`

6.5% of car cost =
`1784.237`

The tax on the car is $1784.237.

So, the cost of the car before tax is.

Cost before tax = cost of car - cost of tax

Cost before tax = 27449.80 - 1784.237

Cost before tax = 25665.57

Therefore, the cost of the car before tax is $25,665.57