Catherine paid $144.97 for an MP3 player. If the price paid includes a 9% sales tax, which of the following equations can be use

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Catherine paid $144.97 for an MP3 player. If the price paid includes a 9% sales tax, which of the following equations can be use

d to determine the price of the MP3 player before tax?

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scZoUnD [109] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-18T08:42:17+03:00

scZoUnD [109]2 years ago

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Catherine could take the original price of $144.97 and multiply it by .09 (9%). This would equal a sales tax of $13.073 which could be rounded to $13.01. Then add the original price of $144.97 to the tax of $13.01 to get a total of $157.98.