Question
The discounted price of a book is 85% of the original price. This is a savings of $3. A sales tax of 8% will be added to the discounted price. What is the original price? the discounted price? and the tax?
Answers
Ms. Sue
0.15x = 3
x = 3/0.15
x = 20 >> original price
17 * 0.08 = _______ tax
x = 3/0.15
x = 20 >> original price
17 * 0.08 = _______ tax
Ben
THANK YOU!!
Ms. Sue
You're welcome.
Anonymous
$1.36
Anonymous
I still don't get it.
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who else is in grade 6 and cheating on math hw?