Anton bought a picnic cooler. his total bill, with tax, was $7.95. he paid 6 percent sales tax. how much did he pay for the cooler alone without the tax? 106% of $ = $7.95

i think it is 18

step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!