Question

FOR BRAINLIEST ANSWER, SOLVE APPLICATION USING ALGEBRA. TYPE THE EQUATION OR INEQUALITY AND PLEASE SHOW WORK. a) If the sales tax on a purchase came to $48, what was the original price (before tax) and what is the final price (after tax)? (Use 6% for the sales tax rate).

Answer 1

the sales tax is 2.88 because 6% of 48 is 2.88 so the original price before tax was applied was 45.12

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

before tax it would be 6/100×48=$2.88

so therefore before tax = $48-2.88=$45.12

final price after tax =$48+2.88=$50.88