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If a pair of shoes costs $52.50 including a 7.25% tax, what is the original cost of the item before taxes are added? No other symbols other than the number rounded to the second decimal.

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Answer:

56.31

Explanation:

A 7.25% tax is $3.81

52.50-3.81+48.69

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