Question

Neal buys a board game. He pays for the board game and pays $1.54 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 5.5%. What is the original price of the board game?​

Answer 1

$28

Explanation:

a*0.055=1.54

a= 1.54/0.055

a=28

Answer 2

Answer:$28

Step-by-step explanation: The correct answer to this question is that the original price of the board game is $28. The way to calculate this is to divide the amount of sales tax by the tax rate (1.54 / .055 = 28). You can then double check your work by multiplying 28 * ,055 = $1.54.