Alex and her friends went out to lunch at the diner. The bill for lunch was $34.56 which included an 8% sales tax. How much was the price of the lunch
before tax?
y = 1.08x
A. Write an equation to find the total
amount y paid given a sales tax of 8%.
B. Substitute the total amount of the bill
for the lunch into the equation
calculate the price paid for the lunch.