Question

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Casey buys a bracelet. She pays for the bracelet and pays $0.72 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 6 percent.
What is the original price of the bracelet, before tax?

Answer 1

Answer:

12 dollar

let x be the braclet price

6 percent of x is 0.72dollar

6x/100 = 0.72

x=12

Answer 2

Answer:

12 dollar

Step-by-step explanation:

let the price of the bracelet be x

6%of x =0.72 dollar

x = 0.72 /6% dollar

x =12 dollar