Answer
485 dollars
Work Step by Step
sales tax = tax rate $\times$ purchase price
24.25 = 5% $\times$p write 5% as 0.05
24.25 = 0.05 $\times$p divide both sides by 0.05
$\frac{24.25}{0.05}$=$\frac{0.05\times p}{0.05}$
$\frac{2425}{5}$=p
p = 485 dollars