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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?

User Cent
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Answer:

$119.7

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

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User Rutha
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Answer:

  • $120

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
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