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Sam bought a pair of shoes for 43.27 the store was having a 15% off sale and Tax is 9% how much did he pay?

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Answer:

$40.09

Explanation:

43.27 x 0.15 = 6.49 (finds how much money the sale takes off)

43.27 - 6.49 = 36.78 (the sale price by subtracting the discounted price)

36.78 x 0.09 = 3.31 (how much the tax would be)

36.78 + 3.31 = 40.09 ( adding the tax to the sale price)

$40.09 (final answer)

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