Question

Ashley bought 2 CDs that were each the same price. Including sales tax, she paid a total of $31.40 . Each CD had a tax of $0.80. What was the price of each CD before tax?

Answer 1

Each CD cost $14.90 before tax.

Answer 2

Each CD cost $14.90 before tax.

Explanation:

Let's call the price of each CD before tax "x".

We know that Ashley bought 2 CDs, so the total cost before tax would be 2x.

We also know that the sales tax on each CD was $0.80, so the total sales tax for both CDs would be 2(0.80) = $1.60.

So the total cost including tax would be:

2x + 1.60 = 31.40

To solve for x, we can start by subtracting 1.60 from both sides:

2x = 29.80

Then, we can divide both sides by 2 to solve for x:

x = 14.90