Question

if the sales tax is 3% what is the cost of a pair of shoes with a price of $55
ILL GIVE U A MEDAL PLZ

Answer 1

total price = cost + sales tax

Answer 2

ANSWER
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Answer 3

you have to go for the technique not for the answer

Answer 4

IS IT 58 ?

Answer 5

how you got 58. if you show me your work then i can tell you whether it is correct or not

Answer 6

I divide

Answer 7

divide what by what

Answer 8

wait no I just add 3

Answer 9

165

Answer 10

220

Answer 11

ok let me do it for you

Answer 12

lol alrightt

Answer 13

that's not one of my answer choices :(

Answer 14

ok i got my mistake

Answer 15

what Is it?

Answer 16

let the price of the the shoes is x

then

total price = cost + sales tax

55 = x +0.03x

55 = x(1+0.03)

55 = 1.03x
x = 55/1.03 = 53.39
cost = 53.39$

Answer 17

nope the closest one to that is 56.65

Answer 18

is the question you posted is correct???? please check it agin

Answer 19

yessir

Answer 20

basically the cost should be less than the price of the shoes other wise it make no sense when the cost become larger than the price

Answer 21

shouldn't it be more since tax is adding ! like wen u buy something doesn't tax add

Answer 22

yes but tax increases the price no the cost

Answer 23

*not

Answer 24

isn't price and cost the same thing

Answer 25

or basically in the question it not asked to find the cost it is asking about to find the price while the cost is 55

Answer 26

no no they are completly the different things

Answer 27

ughhh alright

Answer 28

if it is the question then 56.65 is your right answer

Answer 29

alright thank u

Answer 30

you are welcome but please make sure to post the questions correctly next time

Answer 31

.03 x 55 = 1.65 (this is your sales tax)
55 + 1.65 = 56.65 (total cost of shoes including sales tax)