Answer:
Cost before sales tax= 16 dollars
Total cost= 17.16 dollars
Explanation:
We know the sales tax rate is 7.25 percent.
To find the cost from the tax rate, we divide the cost of the sales tax by the rate.
1.16/0.0725 = 16 dollars
Now to find the total cost, add the cost before the tax rate by the sales tax amount.
16+1.16= 17.16 dollars