SOLUTION: A pair of jeans is on sale for 20% off. With a sales tax rate of 6%, the tax comes to $2.16. What was the original price of the jeans? $15.43 $36 $51 $45

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Question 1160859: A pair of jeans is on sale for 20% off. With a sales tax rate of 6%, the tax comes to $2.16. What was the original price of the jeans?

$15.43

$36

$51

$45
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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The tax rate here would be applied to the original product price.
The sales mark-off does not matter.

p, the product original price
0.06p=2.16
highlight%28p=36%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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A pair of jeans is on sale for 20% off. With a sales tax rate of 6%, the tax comes to $2.16. What was the original price of the jeans?

$15.43

$36

$51

$45
The ORIGINAL price is NOT $36. That's the SALE price.

Correct answer: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+Original%2C+%22price%3A%22%2C+%22%2445%22%29%29