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A woman buys 3 toys for $107.10, including tax. If each toy cost $34, what was the sales tax rate?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = tax rate
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\n" ); document.write( "3(34) + 3(34)x = 107.10
\n" ); document.write( "102 + 102x = 107.10
\n" ); document.write( "102(1 + x) = 107.10
\n" ); document.write( "1 + x = 1.05
\n" ); document.write( "x = .05
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 5% (sales tax rate) \n" ); document.write( "

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