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Gaetano spent $37.80, including tax, on a pair of jeans. How much did the jeans cost if there was an 8% sales tax? And what is the equation used to solve the problem?

Gaetano spent $37.80, including tax, on a pair of jeans. How much did the jeans cost if there was an 8% sales tax? And what is the equation used to solve the problem?
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Gaetano spent $37.80, including tax, on a pair of jeans. How much did the jeans cost if there was an 8% sales tax? And what is the equation used to solve the problem?

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37.8*0.08=3.024
37.8-3.024=34.776
round to the nearest tenths place for currency
and the answer is $34.78
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