Astore is having a sale in which all items are reduced by 20 percent. including tax, jennifer paid $21 for a pair of shorts. if the sales tax is 5 percent, what was the original price of the shorts

The original price of the shorts was $25.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the original price of the shorts be x

Reduced price = 20%

New price will be

Rate of sales tax = 5%

So, Amount of tax will be given by

Amount after tax will become

According to question, it becomes,

Hence, the original price of the shorts was $25.