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30 July, 16:25

Sales tax in Birmingham, AL, is the highest in the nation at 10 percent. Pete paid $9.44 in sales tax for an item in Birmingham, AL.

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10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

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100%

$9.44

$9.44

$9.44

$9.44

$9.44

$9.44

$9.44

$9.44

$9.44

$9.44

What was the price of the item before tax was included?

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  1. 30 July, 19:20
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    The answer is $94.40 because he paid 9.44 in sales tax and you need to multiply that by 10 since sales tax is 10%. So, you will get a result of $94.40. You could also check this by multiplying 94.40 by 0.10 and if you get 9.44 (which you do) then it is correct.
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