SOLUTION: Hello... eve wants a dress but she only have $30 to spend she live in a state where the sales tax is 5 percent .about estimate how much can the dress cost if she wants to spend all

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Question 463225: Hello... eve wants a dress but she only have $30 to spend she live in a state where the sales tax is 5 percent .about estimate how much can the dress cost if she wants to spend all her money?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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the dress cost if she wants to spend all her money cost $x
the sales tax is 5+percent of x or %285%2F100%29x
she only have $30 to spend, so
$x%2B%285%2F100%29x=30
$x%2B0.05x=30
$1.05x=30

$x=30%2F1.05
$x=28.57........the cost of dress