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Source: Official Guide for the GMAT 12th Ed. Section 6.3 Data Sufficiency; #32

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Jerry bought 7 clothing items, including a coat

Jerry bought 7 clothing items, including a coat, and the sum of the prices of these items was $365. If there was no sales tax on any clothing item with a price of less than $100 and a 7 percent sales tax on all other clothing items, what was the total sales tax on the 7 items that Jerry bought? (1) The price of the coat was $125. (2) The average (arithmetic mean) price for the 6 items other than the coat was $40. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient., Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient., BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient., EACH statement ALONE is sufficient., Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are not sufficient.

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