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You order two tacos and a salad. the salad costs $2.50. you pay 6% sales tax and leave a $3 tip. you pay a total of $13.60. how much does one taco cost?

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User NAkhmedov
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Ok, so 6% of 13.60 .81 cent. Subtract that from 13.60 that's 12.79. Now take subtract 2.50 that's 10.29. Now subtract 3 from that leaves you with 7.29 now divide that by 2. Each taco should be 3.64.
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Answer: $5.14 Should be the answer if not then The cost of one taco would be $3.75.

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