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Tax on a $25 item is $2.06. what should be the tax on a $45 item?

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Answer: $3.71

Step-by-step explanation: Set two ratios equal to one another; 25/2.06=45/x

Cross multiply then you get 92.7=25x

Divide each side by 25 and you get an answer of about $3.71

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