To answer this question, we can proceed as follows:
1. We have that the after-tax total was $1,253.07.
2. We have that the tax rate in the area is 7.1%.
3. Then to find the pre-tax subtotal, we can proceed as follows:
[tex]7.1\%=\frac{7.1}{100}=0.071[/tex]Therefore, we have:
[tex]x+0.071x=1253.07[/tex]4. Finally, we need to add the like terms as follows:
[tex]1.071x=1253.07[/tex]And using technology, we can divide both sides by 1.071:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{1.071}{1.071}x=\frac{1253.07}{1.071} \\ \\ x=1170 \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the pre-tax subtotal is $1,170.
