Question

If you pay $ 34.02 for a jacket that includes a 5% sales tax, what is the price of the jacket before the sales tax?

Answer 1

105% =$34.02
100% (cost without sales tax) = 34.02/1.05 =$32.40

Answer 2

$32.32 because 100%-5%= 95% so 34.02x95%= 32.319 and that is rounded off to $32.32