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1. The answer is Caleb bought groceries and paid $1.6 in Sale Tax

   Sale tax rate is 2.5%

   Price of Groceries before tax = $64

   Consider that Caleb spent $ G on food.

   2.5% sales tax applies.

   (2.5/100) is the sale tax. G = G/40 $

   Caleb paid $1.6 in sales tax.

   G/40 = 1.6

   => G = 1.6 * 40

   => G = $ 64

   Caleb spent $64 on groceries before taxes.

   What is sales tax?

   • A sales tax is a fee that is paid to the government when specified goods and services are sold.
   • Typically, laws permit the vendor to charge the customer the tax at the time of purchase.
   • Use taxes are typically used to describe taxes on goods and services that consumers pay directly to a governing authority.

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