Question

Tim bought a lawn mower and paid $40 sales tax. The tax rate is 5%. What was the cost of the lawn mower before tax?

Answer 1

Given data

Sales tax = $40

tax rate= 5%

Let the cost of the lawnmower before tax = $X

Hence,

`\begin{gathered} 5\text{ \% of X = \$40} \\ 0.05X=40 \\ X=(40)/(0.05) \\ X=\text{ \$800} \end{gathered}`