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Maizah bought a pair of pants and a briefcase at a departmental store. The sum of the prices of the pants and the briefcase before sales tax was 130.00.Therewasnosalestaxonthepantsanda9%salestaxonthebriefcase.ThetotalMaizahpaid,includingthesalestax,was 136.75. What was the price in dollars, of the pants?

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Prices of the pants and briefcase before sales tax =$130.00
Prices of the pants and briefcase after sales tax =$136.75
Sales tax on pants and the briefcase =$136.75$130.00=$6.75
Let x be the price of briefcase.
9%ofx=6.75
9100×x=6.75
x=6.75×10090
x=$75
Price of briefcase is $75
Price of pants =$130$75=$55

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