Q:

Jackson buys a new Shirt. The shirt is 25% off the original price. Jackson pays a total of $11.34 for the shirt, which includes a sales tax of 8%. What is the original price, in dollars, of the shirt?

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Answer:$13.04 is the original price of the shirtStep-by-step explanation:As sales tax is 8% we will find the price of the shirt11.34 * 8/100 = 0.9111.34-0.91= 10.43so, $10.43 is the price of the shirt after discount and excluding sales tax.The original price of the shirt is:10.43 * 25 /100 = 2.60adding it to the price of shirt10.43 + 2.61 = 13.04