SOLUTION: A man goes into a grocery store and buys a grapefruit and a toy ball. A 7% tax is applied to the price of non-food items. If the total bill is $5.15, including $0.18 in tax on th

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Question 327489: A man goes into a grocery store and buys a grapefruit and a toy ball. A 7% tax is applied to the price of non-food items. If the total bill is $5.15, including $0.18 in tax on the toy ball, what are the prices of the grapefruit and the ball?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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.07x=.18
X=.18/.07
X=$2.57 PRICE OF THE BALL BEFORE TAXES.
5.15=2.57+.18+G
5.15=2.75+G
G=5.15-2.75
G=$2.40 PRICE OF THE GRAPEFRUIT.