Question

Yasmin bought several items at the discount store. She paid 8.75 percent sales tax, an amount of $4.59, on the total amount of her purchase. What was the total amount of her purchase before tax was added? $40.16 $52.46 $190.63 $401.63

Answer 1

the correct answer is b aka 52.46

Answer 2

$52.46

Explanation:

We are told that ...

8.75% · purchase = $4.59

Dividing by the percentage, we have ...

purchase = $4.59/0.0875 = $52.46

Yasmin's pre-tax total was $52.46.