SOLUTION: There is a sale at Macys. on every purchase, you get 25% off. There is an additional 9.5% tax. Mike buys a jacket. The total cost comes to precisely %164.25. What is the original c

SOLUTION: There is a sale at Macys. on every purchase, you get 25% off. There is an additional 9.5% tax. Mike buys a jacket. The total cost comes to precisely %164.25. What is the original c

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Question 676279: There is a sale at Macys. on every purchase, you get 25% off. There is an additional 9.5% tax. Mike buys a jacket. The total cost comes to precisely %164.25. What is the original cost of the jacket?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
164.25/1.095=150
150/0.75=$200.00
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