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C. McCracken
Sep 18, 2017

260

Explanation:

we're trying to find the cost of the food before taxes. Let's call that C.

We know C+0.0875C=282.75

Since multiplying by tax rate/100 (8.75/100=0.0875) gives the additional cost due to tax. If we collect like terms, we get:

1.0875C=282.75

Now, we just divide by 1.0875 to get C.
C=282.75/1.0875=260

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