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Elizabeth wants to buy her mother a pair of pearl earrings for Mother’s Day. The earrings cost fifty dollars. The sales tax rate is seven point five percent. What is the total amount Elizabeth will have to pay to purchase this gift?

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To solve for the total price:

1.075(50) = 53.75

She will have to pay $53.75 in total.

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