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Let us assume that purchase price = $PStriver wrote:Connie paid a sales tax of 8 percent on her purchase. If the sales tax had been only 5 percent, she would have paid $12 less in sales tax on her purchase. What was the total amount that Connie paid for her purchase including sales tax?
A) $368
B) $380
C) $400
D) $420
E) $432
Then we can write eqn as :If the sales tax had been only 5 percent, she would have paid $12 less in sales tax on her purchase.
Striver wrote:Connie paid a sales tax of 8 percent on her purchase. If the sales tax had been only 5 percent, she would have paid $12 less in sales tax on her purchase. What was the total amount that Connie paid for her purchase including sales tax?
A) $368
B) $380
C) $400
D) $420
E) $432
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Let's start with the following word equation: (total cost including 8% tax) - (total cost including 5% tax) = $12Striver wrote: ↑Wed May 30, 2012 4:51 pmConnie paid a sales tax of 8 percent on her purchase. If the sales tax had been only 5 percent, she would have paid $12 less in sales tax on her purchase. What was the total amount that Connie paid for her purchase including sales tax?
A) $368
B) $380
C) $400
D) $420
E) $432
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