Question

A clothing store paid an import tax of $32 on a shipment of $800 worth of silk scarves. The import tax rate is always the same. What would be the value of silk scarves that have an import tax of $120?
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Answer 1

This will be your formula:
$\frac{32}{800} = \frac{120}{x}$
cross multiply (32 times x) (120 times 800)
this is what you'll get: