Question

You are charged $9.33 total for a meal, assume the 7% sales tax, how much was the menu price of this item?

I have already tried
$8.68
$8.71
$8.67
all were wrong ​

Answer 1

$8.71.

Explanation:

Given that you are charged $ 9.33 total for a meal, assuming the 7% sales tax, to determine how much was the menu price of this item, the following calculation must be performed:

100 + 7 = 107

107 = 9.33

100 = X

100 x 9.33 / 107 = X

933/107 = X

8.71 = X

Therefore, the menu price of this item was $ 8.71.