Let the price of the car = x.
8% of the price of the car is $1930.
We now translate the sentence into an equation using x as the unknown amount. Then we solve the equation to find x, the price of the car before tax.
8% * x = 1930
0.08x = 1930
x = 1930/0.08
x = 24,125
Answer: The price of the car before tax is $24,125.
