document.write( "Question 988496: Jerome bought a sweater that was on sale for 20 percent off. Jerome paid $25.10 for the sweater, including sales tax of 8.25 percent. Write an equation that can be used to find the original price of the sweater \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #609042 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+p+\"$ = the original price of the sweater
\n" ); document.write( "Jerome pays:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+-+.2p+=+.8p+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then tax gets added, so
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.8p+%2B+.0825%2A%28+.8p+%29+=+25.1+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "solving:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.8p+%2B+.066p+=+25.1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.866p+=+25.1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+=+28.98+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "check my math! \n" ); document.write( "

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