Question

Sales tax in Birmingham, AL, is the highest in the nation at 10 percent. Pete paid $9.44 in sales tax for an item in Birmingham, AL. Percents Total 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 100% $9.44 $9.44 $9.44 $9.44 $9.44 $9.44 $9.44 $9.44 $9.44 $9.44 What was the price of the item before tax was included? $0.09 $0.94 $94.40 $103.84

Answer 1

The answer is $94.40 because he paid 9.44 in sales tax and you need to multiply that by 10 since sales tax is 10%. So, you will get a result of $94.40. You could also check this by multiplying 94.40 by 0.10 and if you get 9.44 (which you do) then it is correct.

Answer 2

The answer is $94.40