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Question

A customer pays $3.22 in tax for an item they bought at a 5.5% tax rate. How much was the original price of the item?

Answer 1

$3.22 = the original price +5.5% tax (5.5% = 0.055)

= P+0.055P

= (1.055)P

P = $3.22/1.055 = $3.05

tax= .055 x 3.05 = 15.25 + 1.525 = 16.775

$3.22 -.17 = $3.05 original price rounded off to nearest cent