Deandre bought 4 CDs that were each the same price. Including sales tax, he paid a total of $69.20. Of that total,was $3.60 tax. What was the price of each CD before tax?

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Lets find first the sum of 4 CDs without tax. Just subtract the total tax from the total amount. 

$69.20-$3.60=$65.6

Since all of the CDs have the same price, divide the result with 4 in order to find the price before tax.

$65.6/4 = $16.4