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Rebecca must 5 out of every $6 she earns each week to the tax department. If Rebecca gets to keep $10 this week, how much did she earn in total this week?

A. $30
B. $56
C. $50
D. $60
E. None of these

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E. None of these, it’s about: 10.53$.
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Let's assume the total earnings before tax as x.

According to the given information, Rebecca must give 5 out of every x she earns to the tax department.

So, the amount she keeps after tax is (x - 5x/100) = (x - 0.05x) = 0.95x.

Given that Rebecca gets to keep $10 this week, we can set up the following equation:

0.95x = $10

Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.95:

x = $10 / 0.95

x ≈ $10.53

Therefore, the total amount she earned before tax this week is approximately $10.53.

Since none of the answer choices match this value, it seems there may be an error in the given information or answer choices.

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