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Jaylen used a 20% discount on a pair of jeans that cost $70 before tax. The sales tax is 6%. How much does the pair of jeans cost after tax? Show your work

Jaylen used a 20 discount on a pair of jeans that cost 70 before tax The sales tax is 6 How much does the pair of jeans cost after tax Show your work class=


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If Jaylen used a 20% discount on a pair of jeans that cost $70 before tax, then the price of the jeans will be $70 - 20%.

Let's calculate the 20% of $70.

[tex]70\times20\%=14[/tex]

So, the discounted price of the jeans before tax is $70 - $14 = $56.

Generally, sales tax is applied to the discounted price, so let's calculate the 6% of $56.

[tex]6\%\times56=3.36[/tex]

The sales tax is $3.36.

Therefore, the cost of the pair of jeans after tax is $59.36.

[tex]56+3.36=59.36[/tex]

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