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?

Answer 1

Answer: The original price of the bracelet before tax can be found using the following formula:

original price = (total price) / (1 + sales tax rate as decimal)

In this case, the total price is 0.72 dollars, and the sales tax rate as a decimal is 0.06. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

original price = 0.72 / (1 + 0.06)

original price = 0.72 / 1.06

Explanation: