Question

12. Three friends went to an ice cream parlor for ice cream. They each paid $3.51 for their ice

cream, including an 8% sales tax.
What was the total cost of all three bowls of ice cream before tax was added?
$

Answer 1

total cost - $3.23 per icecream cone no tax // cost is $9.69 all 3 ice cream cones no tax // solve by multiplying .08 by $3.51. you get .28 // subtract that from $3.51 to solve