Question

Yasmin bought several items at the discount store. She paid 8.75 percent sales tax, an amount of $4.59, on the total amount of her purchase. What was the total amount of her purchase before tax was added?

Answer 1

It’s actually $52.46 .

Explanation: 4.59 divided by 8.75 equals 0.524571428571429 , but it could be rounded to $52.46 . ALSO I JUST TOOK THE TEST TOO!

Answer 2

8.75% of what is 4.59
.0875x = 4.59
x = 4.59/.0875
x = 52.457 rounds to 52.46...this is with tax

52.46 - 4.59 = 47.87 <=== before taxes