Monica paid sales tax of $1.50 when she bought a new bike helmet. if the sales tax rate was 5%, how much did the store charge for the helmey before tax?

Let the cost before the sales tax be x.

Sales tax = $1.50

Since sales tax is 5%, that means 5% of x = 1.5

5% of x = 1.5

(5/100) x = 1.5

0.05x = 1.5

x = 1.5/0.05

x = 30

Therefore the charge is $30.00

0=6x+2y+10 is equivalent to the simplified form: y= -3x - 5• parallel lines always have the same slope, different y intercept knowing this, we can say the slope, or m of the line parallel to y= -3x - 5 is -3.m= -3 hope this could !