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Neal buys a board game.He pays for the board game and pays $1.54 in sales tax.The sales tax is 5.5%

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Answer:

thats the answer

Explanation:

Neal buys a board game.He pays for the board game and pays $1.54 in sales tax.The-example-1
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Answer:

$1.46

Explanation:

To find the original price of the game, write a proportion. $1.54 is the amount after a 5.5% tax rate. This means he paid 105.5% on the original price.


(1.54)/(y)=(105.5)/(100)

Find y by cross multiplying numerator and denominator of each fraction.

1.54(100) = 105.5y

154 = 105.5y

1.46 = y

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