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_ A pair of designer sneakers was purchased for $120. Since they were purchased , their price
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2. Elena's aunt bought her a $150 savings bond when she was born. When Elena is 20 years old,
the bond will have earned 105% in interest. How much will the bond be worth when Elena is 20
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3. The sales tax rate in New Mexico is 5.125%. Write an equation that represents the sales tax t,
you would pay in New Mexico for an item of cost c.

4. A car dealership pays $8,350 for a car. They mark up the price by 17.4% to get the retail price.
What is the retail price of the car at this dealership?

5. A store has a 20% off sale on pants. With this discount, the price of one pair of pants before
tax is $15.20. What was the original price of the pants?

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6. It took 48 minutes to drive downtown. An app estimated it would be less than that. If the error
was 20%, what was the app's estimate?

7. A radar gun measured the speed of a baseball at 103 miles per hour. If the baseball was
actually going 102.8 miles per hour, what was the percent error in this measurement?

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