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Caleb bought groceries and paid $1.60 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 2.5%. What was the price of Caleb's groceries, before tax? $ ◻

Caleb bought groceries and paid $1.60\$1.60 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 2.5%2.5\%. \newlineWhat was the price of Caleb's groceries, before tax?\newline $\$ ◻

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Q. Caleb bought groceries and paid $1.60\$1.60 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 2.5%2.5\%. \newlineWhat was the price of Caleb's groceries, before tax?\newline $\$ ◻
  1. Given Information: We know:\newlineSales tax paid: $1.60\$1.60\newlineSales tax rate: 2.5%2.5\%\newlineTo find the price of Caleb's groceries before tax, we need to calculate the pre-tax price using the sales tax paid and the sales tax rate.\newlineWe use the formula: Pre-tax price = Sales tax paid / Sales tax rate.\newlineFirst, we convert the sales tax rate from a percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100100: 2.5%/100=0.0252.5\% / 100 = 0.025.\newlineNow we can calculate the pre-tax price: $1.60/0.025=$64\$1.60 / 0.025 = \$64.

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