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

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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:

\[ \boxed{68.48} \]