SOLUTION: A student buys a jacket that was marked down 32%. The student payed 117.81 which included a 5% sales tax. What was the original price of the jacket before the sale?

SOLUTION: A student buys a jacket that was marked down 32%. The student payed 117.81 which included a 5% sales tax. What was the original price of the jacket before the sale?

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Question 703135: A student buys a jacket that was marked down 32%. The student payed 117.81 which included a 5% sales tax. What was the original price of the jacket before the sale?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= original price
sale price =
total paid =
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