Maizah bought a pair of pants and a briefcase at a department store. The

sum of the prices of the pants and the briefcase before sales tax was $130.00.

There was no sales tax on the pants and a 9% sales tax on the briefcase. The

total Maizah paid, including the sales tax, was $136.75. What was the price, in

dollars, of the pants?

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6 October, 20:53

Maizah bought a pair of pants and a briefcase at a department store. The

sum of the prices of the pants and the briefcase before sales tax was $130.00.

There was no sales tax on the pants and a 9% sales tax on the briefcase. The

total Maizah paid, including the sales tax, was $136.75. What was the price, in

dollars, of the pants?

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Nicholas Ramirez · Answer 1

Before taxes, it was 130 ... after taxes, it was 136.75 ... this means the 9% tax on the briefcase was (136.75 - 130) = 6.75

9% of what is 6.75

0.09x = 6.75

x = 6.75/0.09

x = 75 ... this is the price of the briefcase.

so the price of the pants, being that the sum of the pants and the briefcase is 130, is gonna be (130 - 75) = $ 55 <==