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the sales tax on a pair of Jean's is 7%. if Juan paid $3.15 in tax, what was the cost of the Jean's before tax

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Step 1: Let's review the information given to us to answer the question correctly:

• Sales tax percentage = 7 or 0.07

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• Sales tax amoun paid by Juan = $ 3.15

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• Price of the Jean's = x

Step 2: Let's write the equation to solve for x, this way:

0.07x = 3.15

Dividing by 0.07 at both sides:

0.07x/0.07 = 3.15/0.07

x = You can divide and find the price of the Jean's, Lenox!

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