You are visiting one of the following states: Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. Each has a state sales tax on most items that are for sale in stors. while you are visiting you decided to buy a board game to play with your hosts. the cost of the game is between 10$ and 20$, and it is not a whole dollar amount. What is the cost of the board game?

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There is not enough information provided to determine the exact cost of the board game. The cost could be any non-whole dollar amount between $10 and $20.
decide the cost of the board game.
Apologies for the confusion earlier. Given the information provided, let's determine the cost of the board game.

In Tennessee, with a sales tax rate of 7%, the tax-inclusive cost would fall between $10.01 + (7% of $10.01) and $19.99 + (7% of $19.99):

$10.01 + (0.07 * $10.01) = $10.68
$19.99 + (0.07 * $19.99) = $21.39

In Vermont, with a sales tax rate of 6%, the tax-inclusive cost would fall between $10.01 + (6% of $10.01) and $19.99 + (6% of $19.99):

$10.01 + (0.06 * $10.01) = $10.61
$19.99 + (0.06 * $19.99) = $21.19

In Wisconsin, with a sales tax rate of 5%, the tax-inclusive cost would fall between $10.01 + (5% of $10.01) and $19.99 + (5% of $19.99):

$10.01 + (0.05 * $10.01) = $10.51
$19.99 + (0.05 * $19.99) = $20.99

In Wyoming, where there is no sales tax, the tax-inclusive cost is the same as the original cost, which falls between $10.01 and $19.99.

By comparing the ranges, we can see that the lowest possible cost for the board game is $10.01. However, without further information regarding which state you are visiting, the specific sales tax rate cannot be determined, and thus the exact cost of the board game remains unknown.