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Jack is shopping. Last week he bought $10 of groceries and ended up paying $10.07 after taxes. This week he's buying $15 of groceries. If the tax rate remains the same, how much will he end up paying after taxes?

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16.05 is the correct answer to this
User Dan Martin
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Answer:

16.05

Explanation:

first I realized 7 cents is .07% of 10 the I multiplied .07 times 15 then I added them up and got the answer

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