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- A 7% sales tax added $3.15 to the selling

price of a pair of ski boots. What was the
selling price of the boots? What was the
total price including the tax?

User Npross
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Answer:

$45

Explanation:

7 percent is $3.15 of what number

%/100 = is/of

7/100 = 3.15/x (cross multiply)

(3.15 * 100)/7 = 45

User Alexander Sergeyev
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