document.write( "Question 548878: Katie paid 1.35 sales tax on a blouse that was marked 18.00. At the same rate, how much sales tax would she pay for a pair of 34.00 pair of pants? \n" ); document.write( "

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on 18 she paid 1.35\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "rate of sales tax = (100/18) *1.35\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=7.5%\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Pants $34
\n" ); document.write( "Rate = 7.5%\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sales tax = (34/100) * 7.5
\n" ); document.write( "sales tax = $2.55 \n" ); document.write( "

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