Sales tax on the pair of shoes = $50 x 7% = $3.50
Sales tax on the laces = $1 x 7% = $0.07
Total sales tax = $3.50 + $0.07 = $3.57
Jim must pay $3.57 in tax.
Jim bought a pair of shoes for $50 and laces for $1 if the sales tax was 7%, how much tax must he pay
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