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Jessica purchases a kayak in Florida, where the state sales taxes are 6%. She paid $72 in sales tax. What was the retail price of the kayak?

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Answer:

72 is 6% of 1200.

Explanation:

Multiply 72 by 100.

72*100

Then divide the number by 6

(72*100)/6

You should get 1200.

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