Question

Rachel pays $131.44 for a desk, including tax. the tax is 31 cents less than 1/16 of the desk's price. what is the price of the desk before adding the tax?

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Answer 1

$123.53 because divide 132.44 by 16 and subtract .31 is the tax. Subtract that number from 131.44 is the cost of the desk before tax