Rachel pays $131.44 for a desk, including tax. the tax is 31 cents less than 1 16 the desk's price. what is the price for the desk before adding the tax?

$ 124

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The total paid amount = $ 131.44,

Let x be the original price of desk ( in dollars ),

∵ The tax is 31 cents less than 1/16 the desk price.

So, tax =   ( 1 dollar = 100 cents ⇒ 1 cent = 0.01 dollar ),

Thus, the total amount paid = original price of desk + tax

Hence, the price of desk before tax would be $ 124.

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