Question

Neal buys a board gsme he pays forcthe board game and pays 1.54 sales tax the sales tax rate is 5.5 what is the original price of the board game before tax

Answer 1

Cost = 28 dollars before taxes.

Explanation:

If you take 5.5% of the price of the game, you get the original price of the game.

Equation

(5.5 / 100 ) * x = 1.54

Solution

Multiply both sides by 100

5.5 * x / 100 * 100 = 1.54 * 100

5.5 * x = 154

Divide by 5.5 on both sides

5.5x / 5.5 = 154/5.5

x = 28

The before tax cost of the board game = 28 dollars.