Question

Caleb bought groceries and paid $1.60 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 2.5%. What was the price of Caleb’s groceries, before before tax?

Answer 1

$ 64

Explanation:

Given:

Caleb paid in sales tax = $1.60

Rate of sales tax = 2.5%

Question asked:

What was the price of Caleb’s groceries, before tax = ?

Solution :

Let price of Caleb’s groceries, before before tax =

2.5% of price of groceries = $1.60

`(2.5)/(100) * x = 1.60\\`

Multiplying both side by 100

`2.5x = 1.60 * 100\\2.5x = 160`

Dividing both side by 2.5

`x = (160)/(2.5)`

`x = 64`

Therefore, the price of Caleb’s groceries, before tax = $ 64