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28 January, 20:41

After a discount of 10%, the price of a pair of jeans, including tax, was $69.62. The following equation can be used to find x, the price of the pair of jeans without the discount:

x - 0.1x + 0.07 (x - 0.1x) = 69.62

What is the price of the pair of jeans without the discount?

A-$70.58

b-$72.29

c-$74.86

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  1. 28 January, 23:33
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    The price without the discount would be b-$72.29

    First, we need to multiply all numbers that contain variable x

    x - 0.1 x + 0.07x - 0.007x = 69.62

    0.963 x = 69.62

    After this, we just need to find the value of x

    x = 69.62 / 0.963

    x = 72.29
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