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A new fax machine was recently purchased for an office in Hopedale for $\$ 464.40$ including tax. If the tax rate in Hopedale is $8 \%$, find the price of the fax machine before tax.
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The tax on the machine is \(8\%\) of \(X\), which can be written as \(0.08X\). Show more…
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