Data:
Tax: T
Price tag: P
Total cost: x
Gift card: G
T=6.25/100
P=$56.00
The total cost will be:
x will be equal to the cost of the coat plus the tax (6.25 of the ccost of the coat) less the gift card.
[tex]x=P+TP-G[/tex][tex]x=56.00+56.00(\frac{6.25}{100})-G[/tex][tex]x=56.00+\frac{7.00}{2}-G[/tex][tex]x=\frac{119.00}{2}-G[/tex][tex]x=59.5-G[/tex]