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Marcia bought a dozen roses for $16.38 (including tax). If tax was 5%, what was the cost of the roses before tax?

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Tax amount = 5% of $16.38


\begin{gathered} =(5)/(100)*16.38=0.819\approx0.82 \\ \text{The actual cost of the roses before tax = 16.38-0.82= \$15.56} \end{gathered}

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