Question

Hiroto paid $4.28 in sales tax for the items that he purchased.

Percents
Total

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If the sales tax rate was 6.25 percent, what was the total cost of the items before tax was added?
$0.27
$0.68
$26.75
$68.48

Answer 1

To find the total cost of the items before tax, we can use the formula for sales tax:

\[
\text{Sales tax} = \text{Total cost before tax} \times \text{Sales tax rate}
\]

Let \( x \) be the total cost before tax. According to the information given:

\[
4.28 = x \times 0.0625
\]

Now we can solve for \( x \):

\[
x = \frac{4.28}{0.0625}
\]

Now let's calculate it:

\[
x = 4.28 \div 0.0625
\]

Calculating that:

\[
x = 68.48
\]

Thus, the total cost of the items before tax was **$68.48**.

So the answer is:

\[
\boxed{68.48}
\]