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Pablo bought a basketball. The price after a 7.5% tax was $34.40. What was the price before t

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Answer:

$2.58

Explanation:

7.5/100

__/34.40

This might seem confusing but basically you put a percent over 100.

That's how you would solve something like this

Pablo bought a basketball. The price after a 7.5% tax was $34.40. What was the price-example-1
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