Connie Paid a sales tax of 8 percent on her purchase. If the sales

Connie Paid a sales tax of 8 percent on her purchase. If the sales tax had been only 5%, she would have paid $12 less in sales tax on her purchase. What was the total amount that Connie paid for her purchase including sales tax?

368
380
400
420
432

1) Solve for price:

P(.08)= (.05P)-12

P=400

2) add sales tax:

400(1.08) = 432