Lenny bought a motorcycle . he paid 12.5% in tax . the tax added $1437.50 to the price of the motorcycle . what was the price of the motorcycle , not including tax

$11500

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Tax amount=$1437.50

Tax percentaege=12.5%

So, we have to find the price of motorcycle whose 12.5% is 1437.50

Mathematically writing,

Let  

x be the price of motorcycle without tax

then, the equation will be written as:

x*0.125=1437.50

x=  1437.50/0.125

x=11500

So the price of motorcycle without tax was $11500..

i found two solutions,   n = 2 • ± √3 = ± 3.4641

step-by-step explanation: