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Ramu has to pay 12.5% sales tax in addition to the price of a video player. if he pays 1350, then the price of the video player is________

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Answer:

$1200

Explanation:

We can use an equation to solve the problem

Given x the price of the the video player :

x + 0.125x = 1350

1.125x = 1350

x = 1350/1.125 = 1200

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