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Ben has $100 to go shopping. Does he have enough money to buy a $20 and a $72 pair of shoes if there is an 8.5% tax

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So, we first add the 20 and 72 together and you will get 92.

What I like to do next is usually 92/100x8.5. The tax would be then 7.82

92 + 7.82 = 99.82 < 100

The answer is yes.

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