Valerie bought a coat at a winter half-price sale. A sales tax of $6.24 was added to the sale price, bringing the cost of the coat to $84.24. Which of the following equations would give the original price ( p ) of the coat?

Solve with work both bert and ernie received an increase in their weekly salaries. bert's salary increased from $520 to $520. ernie's salary went from $580 to $645. find the percent of increase for each salary. what was the larger of the two percents ?