$21
1) We can tackle this question by writing out an equation considering that the $22.26 is the price with tax in it:
[tex]\begin{gathered} (1.06)x=22.26_{} \\ \frac{1.06x}{1.06}=\frac{22.26}{1.06} \\ x=21 \end{gathered}[/tex]2) Then the original price was $21
