The sales tax rate is 9.25% and the sales tax is 16.15 what is the purchase price

174.59

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the sales tax, we multiply the price times the tax rate

tax = price * rate

16.15 = price * 9.25%

Changing to decimal form

16.15 = price *.0925

Divide each side by. 0925

16.15/.0925 = price *.0925/.0925

174.5945946 = price

Rounding to the nearest cent

174.59

The answer is 174.59