Question

Caleb bought groceries and paid
$
1.60
$1.60dollar sign, 1, point, 60 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is
2.5
%
2.5%2, point, 5, percent.
What was the price of Caleb's groceries, before tax?
$

Answer 1

Answer:

Price of Caleb's groceries before tax= $6.4

Step-by-step explanation:

Let price of groceries before tax be = $ $x$

Sales tax % = 2.5%

Sales tax applied = $2.5\% \ of\ x = \frac{25}{100}\times x = \frac{25}{100} x$

Actual sales tax paid = $1.60

∴ $\frac{25}{100}x=1.60$

Multiplying both sides by 100.

$100\times \frac{25}{100}x=1.60\times 100$

$25x=160$

Dividing both sides by 25.

$\frac{25x}{25}=\frac{160}{25}$

$x=6.4$

∴ Price of groceries before tax= $6.4

Answer 2

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