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Lisa's store collects 5% sales tax on every item sold. If she collected $22.00 in sales tax, what was the cost of the items her store sold?

Lisa's store collects 5% sales tax on every item sold. If she collected $22.00 in sales tax, what was the cost of the items her store sold?
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Lisa's store collects 5% sales tax on every item sold. If she collected $22.00 in sales tax, what was the cost of the items her store sold?

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User Kangshiyin
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i did the math and i got 440
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User Ravenwing
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The answer is 440

Just have to divide 22 with 0.05.

Hope it helped : )

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