Thanks alot. I knew it was simple but I was making it much harder.

__Stephen Russell

>>what is the formula to back out the sales tax from a sales price. I need to helpsomeone who has vending machines. A coke sells for .50 and tax is 8.25%
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>>TIA
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>PreTaxPrice = (TaxIncludedPrice / (1 + DecimalValueOfTax) )
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>TaxFreeCoke = ( .50 / 1.0825) = .461893764
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>Bob