Question

Candice bought 3 shirts.Each shirt cost the same amount and was discounted by $3.66.Candice paid a total of $62.31 before tax.How much did each shirt cost before the discount?

Answer 1

Let the cost of each shirt be x.

Would assume each  shirt was discounted by 3.66

Amount to be paid for each :    x - 3.66

Total =    3*(x - 3.66)

3*(x - 3.66) = 62.31

x - 3.66 = 62.31/3

x - 3.66 =  20.77

x = 20.77 + 3.66

x = 24.43

Each shirt cost $24.43  before the discount. 

Answer 2

Each shirt cost $24.43 before the discount.

Given that,

Candice bought 3 shirts.

Each shirt cost the same amount and was discounted by $3.66.

Candice paid a total of $62.31 before tax.

We have to determine,

How much did each shirt cost before the discount?

According to the question,

Let, the cost of each shirt be x,

Each shirt cost the same amount and was discounted by $3.66.

Therefore,

Amount to be paid for each shirt before the discount is x - 3.66,

Then,

The amount for three shirts × amount paid for each shirt before the discount = Candice paid a total of $62.31 before tax.

Each shirt cost before the discount is,

$3 \times (x - 3.66) = 62.31\\\\x - 3.66 = \dfrac{62.31}{3}\\\\x - 3.66 = 20.77\\\\x = 20.77 + 3.66\\\\x = 24.43$

Hence, Each shirt cost $24.43 before the discount.

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