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Torri had $20 to buy a birthday present for her dad. She decided to buy a DVD for $18. The sales tax is 7 percent. Does she have enough money Explain your reasoning.

Could someone please help

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The sales tax is 7% , or 0.07. In order to find the total cost of the DVD, you would add 1 to it and multiply it by the price of the DVD. So, you would get $19.26 as the total amount. Since that is less than $20, she does have enough money.
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