Question

tony bought a similar camera. he paid a total price of $56.16 in a state where the sales tax was 8%. He attempts to figure out what the camera cost before the sales tax. He carries out the following calulation:

Answer 1

The total price was 108% of the price before tax

Divide 56.16 by 1.08 (this is 108% in decimal form)
this equals 52.

the price of the camera before tax was $52.00