10-06-2016
Mathematics

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Stacie paid $13.25 for new earphones. The price she paid included a sales tax of 6%.

What was the price of the earphones before the tax was added?

A.

$12.46

B.

$12.50

C.

$13.19

D.

$14.05

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10-06-2016

Let us assume the original cost of the earphones = x dollars
Then
x (106/100) = 13.25
x = 13.25 (100/106)
= 1325/106
= 12.50 dollars
So the actual cost of the earphones was $12.50. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "B".

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