Answer:
yes... 13.3
Step-by-step explanation:
I don’t know but I hope you have a good day
For the numeric part, you'll have to find the GCD of 15 and 25, which is 5. So, we can factor a 5 and we have

As for the literal part, you can factor
because it's the power of s with the smallest denominator. So, we have

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
The answer is 9. if you wanna do it the long way buit a calculator is easier