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katie bought 4 sweaters that each cost the same amount and 1 skirt that costs 20$. The items she bought cost a total of 160$ before tax was added, What was the cost of each sweater?

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Hello, in order to solve this you first need to take $20 subtracted from 160 that leaves you with 140 next because she bought 4 sweaters you need to divide your remaining cash spent by 4 to get a total of $35 a sweater.

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