If I paid $25.00 for gas and that includes 42% in taxes, what was the cost of the gas before the taxes?

• ans: 17.60 Rs.
  Exp:
  let before text= x Rs.
  x+x*42%=25
  then x=17.6o
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(21) No(7)
• Answer is: 14.50
  T=25*(42/100)
  T=10.50
  Cost of the gas excluding taxes=25-T=14.50
  Answer: 14.50
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(20) No(9)
• lets cost of gas is $x
  then
  x+42%ofx=25
  x+42x/100=25
  142x=2500
  x=17.60
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(7) No(3)