SOLUTION: if the price of a $21.00 pair of jeans is reduced by 1/3, how much tax must be paid on the jeans In a state that has a 3% sale tax?

Question 119668: if the price of a $21.00 pair of jeans is reduced by 1/3, how much tax must be paid on the jeans In a state that has a 3% sale tax?
Found 2 solutions by Caallen2, MathLover1:
Answer by Caallen2(9) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The cost of the jeans will be reduced by $7 which will be $14. Divide 21 by 3 to get 7 and subtract that from 21 leaving 14. 3% of $14 would be .03 * 14 = 0.42. So the tax paid would be $0.42.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

if the price of a $ pair of jeans is reduced by we will have a new price which is:
$
and if state sale tax is %
$ will be:

$

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