Answer:without the discount, it would have cost her $497
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the amount that the gravel would have cost her without the discount.
Her brother works for the gravel company and got her a 28% discount. The value of the discount would be
28/100 × x = 0.28 × x = 0.28x
It mans that the amount that she paid for the gravel is
x - 0.28x = 0.72x
If Jamie paid $357.83 for the gravel (without tax), it means that
0.72x = 357.83
x = 357.83/0.72
x = 496.99
Approximately $497
