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QuestionClifford Shropshire has a flea market booth and marks all his items so that the price includes state sales tax at a rate of 6.4%6.4 \%. He sold a set of china $289\$ 289. How much sales tax should he send to the state?
Clifford Shropshire should send sales tax of \ \square$ to the state. (Round to the nearest cent.)

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Calculate the sales tax by subtracting the original price from the total price:
Sales Tax=289271.33=17.67\text{Sales Tax} = 289 - 271.33 = 17.67
Clifford Shropshire should send sales tax of $17.67\$ \boxed{17.67} to the state.

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