Question

Sasha places an online order. In addition to the price of the item she orders, she pays 5% tax and a flat shipping fee of $15. The total cost of her order is $141. What is the price of the item she orders?

Answer 1

Answer:

• $120

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the price is x.

Set the equation and solve for x:

• (x + 5%) + 15 = 141
• 1.05x + 15 = 141
• 1.05x = 126
• x = 126/1.05
• x = 120

Answer 2

Answer:

$119.7

Step-by-step explanation:

Shipping is typically taken after tax so we can subtract shipping and find the tax.

141 - 15 = 126

126 * 0.05 = 6.3

Now we can subtract to find what she spent on items.

126 - 6.3 = 119.7

Best of Luck!