Let x = price of the bike before a sales tax.
The price after a sales tax of 8% is
x + 0.08x = 1.08x dollars
Because the price paid was $171.18, therefore
1.08x = 171.18
x = 171.18/1.08 = $158.50
Answer: 158.50
Answer:
8 subtracted from the product of 9 and x
Hope this helps!
I could be wrong but i graphed it out and 9 is C , 10 is A , and 11 is C Hopefully it's right