Answer:
$25.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the original price of shorts.
We have been given that a store is having a sale in which all items are reduced 20%. The sales tax is 5%.
The price of shorts after 20% off will be:



Since tax is added after the discount, so the price of shorts after including the tax will be:

We are told that including tax, Jennifer paid $21 for a pair of shorts. So we can set an equation as:

Now let us solve for x.






Therefore, the original price of shorts was $25.
Answer:
54
Step-by-step explanation:
216 - 3x = 324 -5x
subtract 216 from both sides
add 5x to both sides
divide both sides by 2x.
Answer:
75%
Explanation:
3 divided by 4 is 0.75, move the decimal right 2 places and add a percentage sign
1.5x+4y=16
5x+4(-16)=16
5x-64=16
5x=80
x=16
2.3x+6y=15
-2x+3y=-3
Multiply the 2nd equation by 2
3x+6y=15
-4x+6y=-6
7x=9
x=9/7
3x+6y=15
3(9/7)+6y=15
27/7+6y=15
6y=78/7
y=78/42 or 39/21 or 13/7
3.7y = -14x + 42
<span>7y = 14 x + 14
-14x+42=14x+14
-28x=-28
x=1</span>