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? the cost of an item is 100% of its price. what number goes in place of ?

7.95 ÷ 1.06 = $7.50

This works as by dividing 7.95 by the percentage multiplier 1.06 it will give you the original amount.

An alternative method is to find out what 100% (7.95) is, then divide by 10 to find 10% and then divide by 10 again to find 1% and then multiply the 1% by 6 and subtracting the answer from 7.95.