19. Jordan purchased a basketball from a store and gave the clerk a $20 bill and a $5 bill and received $1.12 in change. If the sales tax rate in his community is 6.5%, what was the selling price for the basketball before taxes?
19. Jordan purchased a basketball from a store and gave the clerk a $20 bill and a $5 bill and received $1.12 in change. If the sales tax rate in his community is 6.5%, what was the selling price for the basketball before taxes?
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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gave the clerk a $20 bill and a $5 bill and received
$1.12 in change. If the sales tax rate in his
community is 6.5%, what was the selling price for
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Transcribed Image Text:19. Jordan purchased a basketball from a store and
gave the clerk a $20 bill and a $5 bill and received
$1.12 in change. If the sales tax rate in his
community is 6.5%, what was the selling price for
the basketball before taxes?
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