A customer paid $53.00 for a jacket after a 6 percent sales tax was added. What was the price of the jacket before the sales tax was added?
Correct answer: B. $50.00
- A. $47.60
- B. $50.00
- C. $52.60
- D. $52.84
Explanation
Choice B is correct. Let x be the price, in dollars, of the jacket before sales tax. The price of the jacket after the 6% sales tax is added was $53. This can be expressed by the equation x + 0.06x = 53, or 1.06x = 53. Dividing each side of this equation by 1.06 gives x = 50. Therefore, the price of the jacket before sales tax was $50.
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