Question

Neal buys a board game. He pays for the board game and pays $1.54 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 5.5%. What is the original price of the board game, before tax?

Answer 1

$28

Explanation:

x = original price of the board game

tax =$1.54 = x(.055)

solve for x by dividing each side by .055

x = 28 = price of the board game.

Check your answer by seeing if .055*28 = 1.54