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Jessica buys a coat online for $70. If shipping and handling are an additional 20% of the price, how much shipping and handling will Jessica pay?​

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Answer:

$14 in shipping and handling

Explanation:

20 percent as a decimal is .2, so multiply 70 by .2 to determine what twenty percent of 70 is. You should get 14, which is how much shipping and handling she will pay.

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