Candice bought 3 shirts.Each shirt cost the same amount and was discounted by $3.66.Candice paid a total of $62.31 before tax.Ho

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julia-pushkina [17]

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Candice bought 3 shirts.Each shirt cost the same amount and was discounted by $3.66.Candice paid a total of $62.31 before tax.Ho

w much did each shirt cost before the discount?

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1 answer:

iragen [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-15T09:01:55+03:00

Let the cost of each shirt be x.

Would assume each shirt was discounted by 3.66

Amount to be paid for each : x - 3.66

Total = 3*(x - 3.66)

3*(x - 3.66) = 62.31

x - 3.66 = 62.31/3

x - 3.66 = 20.77

x = 20.77 + 3.66

x = 24.43

Each shirt cost $24.43 before the discount.