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The sales tax on an item varies directly as the cost of the item. The sales tax in your area is 7%. The sales tax on
your item was $10.50. What was the cost of the item before the sales tax was applied?

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Answer:

The cost of the item was $9.76 before the sales tax was applied.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the answer, $9.76, you need to follow these steps.

First, find 7% of $10.50 which is $0.74.

So, $0.74 was the added sales tax.

The only thing left to do now, is to subtract $0.74 from $10.50 to get the cost of the item before the sales tax was added.

$9.76

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