jocelyn bought 2 sweaters for the same price. she paid 23.56,including sales tax of 1.36 and a 5.00 discount coupon. what was the price of 1 sweater before the tax and coupon.
Number of sweaters bought by Jocelyn = 2 Price of the 2 sweaters including tax and discount coupon = 23.56 Amount of ales tax taken = 1.36 Amount of discount coupon = 5.00 Then Price of 2 sweaters before tax = 23.56 - 1.36 = 22.20 Then Price of the sweater before discount coupon was applied = 22.20 + 5.00 = 27.20 So Price of 1 sweater before tax and coupon discount = 27.2/2 = 13.6 So the price of 1 sweater before tax and coupon discount is 13.6.
