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Aaron bought flowers for his mother. The flowers were half off the original price. He paid $1.12 in sales tax. If he paid a total of $15.57, what was the original price of the flowers?

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Answer:

$7.225

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User Sebnow
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Answer:

D) 28.90

Explanation:

28.90 divided by 2 = 14.45 + 1.12 (sales tax) = 15.15 (which was the price he had paid)

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