Casey buys a bracelet. She pays for the bracelet and pays $0.72 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 6%.What is the original price of the bracelet, before tax?$
Q. Casey buys a bracelet. She pays for the bracelet and pays $0.72 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 6%.What is the original price of the bracelet, before tax?$
Given Information: We have:Sales tax paid: $0.72Sales tax rate: 6%To find the original price of the bracelet before tax, we need to calculate how much the sales tax is in relation to the original price. We can use the formula:Original price = Sales tax paid / Sales tax rateFirst, we need to convert the sales tax rate from a percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100.Sales tax rate in decimal = 6/100=0.06
Convert to Decimal: Now we can calculate the original price using the sales tax paid and the sales tax rate in decimal form.Original price = Sales tax paid / Sales tax rate in decimalOriginal price = 0.060.72Original price = $12.00
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