SOLUTION: 2) Donna purchased a new blouse and a pair of jeans at the mall for a total of 129.60 which includes 8% sales tax. The jean cost twice as much as the blouse. How much did Donna pai

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Question 1181282: 2) Donna purchased a new blouse and a pair of jeans at the mall for a total of 129.60 which includes 8% sales tax. The jean cost twice as much as the blouse. How much did Donna paid for each piece of new clothing.

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2) Donna purchased a new blouse and a pair of jeans at the mall for a total of 129.60 which includes 8% sales tax.
The jean cost twice as much as the blouse. How much did Donna paid for each piece of new clothing.
Thank you for your help with the following work problem.
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Let x be the cost of her purchase BEFORE TAX.  Then


    x*(1+0.08) = 129.60

    x =  = use your calculator = 120.00  dollars, PRECISELY.


Since the jean costs twice as much as the blouse, we write this equation and solve it


    B + 2B = 120.00

     3B    = 120.00

      B    = 120.00/3 = 40.00


As you just guessed, B in this equation is the price for the blouse.


So Donna paid $40.00  for the blouse and  twice of it, i.e, $80.00, for the jean.    ANSWER

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