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% percent. What is the original price of the bracelet, before tax?

Answer 1

$12

Explanation:

You want to know the amount that has a tax of $0.72 when the tax rate is 6%.

Tax

The tax is computed by multiplying the price by the tax rate.

tax = price × (tax rate)

$0.72 = price × 0.06

price = $0.72/0.06 = $(72/6) = $12

The original price of the bracelet is $12.