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A sweater is on sale for 15% off. With a sales tax rate of 5%, the sales tax amounts to $2.55. What was the original price of the sweater before the sale?
 
original price = x dollars
new price = 85% of x
or = 0.85x

sales tax = 5% of price
=0.05 . (0.85x)
2.55 =0.05(0.85x)

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