After a discount of 10%, the price of a jacket, including tax, is $70.79. The following equation can be used to find x, the price of the jacket without the discount. x - 0.1x + 0.06(x - 0.1x) = 70.79 What is the price of the jacket without the discount?

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After a discount of 10%, the price of a jacket, including tax, is $70.79. The following equation can be used to find x, the price of the jacket without the discount.  x - 0.1x + 0.06(x - 0.1x) = 70.79  What is the price of the jacket without the discount?

anonymous · Answer

1.06(.9x) =70.79
divide 70.79 by (1.06*.9)