we stopped for ice cream on the way home and paid $19.44 including 8% tax. What is the cost of just the ice cream?

Question

we stopped for ice cream on the way home and paid $19.44 including 8% tax. What is the cost of just the ice cream?

Answer 1

The ice cream plus the tax equals $19.44 and 100% + 8%. 108% of ice cream, can be written as 1.08x, with x representing the cost of just the ice cream. Then set up the equation like so: 19.44 = 1.08x

19.44/1.08 = x

Solve for x and you have your answer.

Answer 2

19.44 = 1.08p

19.44 / 1.08 = p