Question

Casey buys a bracelet. She pays for the bracelet and pays \$0.72$0.72dollar sign, 0, point, 72 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 6\%6%6, percent.
What is the original price of the bracelet, before tax?
\$\$ dollar sign, space

Answer 1

Answer:

12dollars

Step-by-step explanation:

so to figure sells tax of 6percent on every dollar you take amount spent say take 20 ×.06 now . 06 is 6percent equals 1.2 so a dollar 20 cents is added to 20 making 21.20 so to find original price you always to opposite of the equation so if sells tax . 72 divide it by .06 and you get 12