Question

malik bought five shampoo bottles. he paid $3.00 as tax for all five bottles and knows the tax rate is 4%. calculate the price of a bottle of shampoo before tax.

Explanation:

Step1: Let the total price of five bottles before tax be $x$. The tax is 4% of $x$, which is $0.04x$. We know the tax is $3.00, so we set up the equation $0.04x = 3$.

$0.04x = 3$

Step2: Solve for $x$ by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.04.

$x = \frac{3}{0.04} = 75$

Step3: Now, to find the price of one bottle, divide the total price before tax by 5.

Price of one bottle = $\frac{75}{5} = 15$

Answer:

The price of a bottle of shampoo before tax is $15.