Question

Ronnie bought 6 ice cream cones for himself and his friends. Seventeen cents tax was added to the price of each cone. The total cost was $14.58.

What was the price of a cone before tax?

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Answer 1

$2.26

Explanation:

6 ice cream cones means the price is 6 time as much as on cone so divide by 6.

$14.58 total

/6 number of cones

$2.43 cost of a single cone

now, we remove the $0.17 tax

$2.43

-$ .17

$2.26

Answer 2

226 cent

Explanation:

Let x represent the price of a single cone

6×(x+17) = 1458

⇔ x+17 = 1458/6 =1 458÷6 = 243

⇔ x = 243 - 17 = 226