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| + | Carlos went to a sports store to buy running shoes. Running shoes were on sale, with prices reduced by <math>20\%</math> on every pair of shoes. Carlos also knew that he had to pay a <math>7.5\%</math> sales tax on the discounted price. He had <math>\$43</math> dollars. What is the original (before discount) price of the most expensive shoes he could afford to buy? | ||
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| + | <math>\textbf{(A) }\$46\qquad\textbf{(B) }\$50\qquad\textbf{(C) }\$48\qquad\textbf{(D) }\$47\qquad\textbf{(E) }\$49 </math> | ||
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Problem
Carlos went to a sports store to buy running shoes. Running shoes were on sale, with prices reduced by 
on every pair of shoes. Carlos also knew that he had to pay a 
sales tax on the discounted price. He had 
dollars. What is the original (before discount) price of the most expensive shoes he could afford to buy?
