Question

Lucas bought some plumbing equipment for $37.38. The price he paid included a sales tax of 5%.

What was the price of the plumbing equipment before the tax was added?

A.
$35.60

B.
$36.33

C.
$37.33

D.
$39.25

Answer 1

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Answer 2

He paid 37.38
let the price be x
37.38 = price + tax
37.38 = x + 0.05x
then solve for x

Answer 3

37.33 right

Answer 4

how? 37.38/1.05 = 35.6