Question

Aruna heard about the book sale from Johannah and went to the bookstore the next day. She was saddened to learn when she got there that the books had been marked up $3.99 from their original prices. Find the total of the books (with tax 13%) now.

a) Stamped $18.99 b) One Crazy Summer $15.99 c) A girl named Disaster $21.99

Answer 1

Answer: For stamped, the answer is $25.96. For One Crazy Summer, the answer is $20.49. For A Girl Named Summer, the answer is $26.49.

Explanation:

The equation is simple. Add the $3.99 to the original price, then add 13%.

X+3.99+13%, and X equals the original price.

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