Question

Reuben bought 5CDS that were each the same priceIncluding sales tax, he paid a total of \$81.50. Each CD had a tax of $0.60. what was the price of each cs before tax ?

Answer 1

The price of each CD before tax is $15.70

Explanation:

Given that:

Number of CDs bought by Reuben = 5

Cost of five CDs = $81.50

Sales tax on each CD = $0.60

Sales tax on 5 CDs = 0.60*5 = $3.00

Price of CDs without tax = 81.50 - 3.00 = $78.50

Price of each CD =
`(Cost\ of\ CDs)/(No.\ of\ CDs)`

Price of each CD =
`(78.50)/(5)`

Price of each CD = $15.70

Hence,

The price of each CD before sales tax is $15.70