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A city council plans to increase local sales taxes on goods from \(5%\) to \(8\%.\) Once the plan is enacted, the total price with the \(8\%\) sales tax on a specific set of goods will be \(\$1,944.\) What was the price of these goods with the original \(5\%\) sales tax?
A. \(\$1,750\)
B. \(\$1,800\)
C. \(\$1,844\)
D. \(\$1,890\)
E. \(\$1,924\)
Answer: D
Source: EMPOWERgmat
A. \(\$1,750\)
B. \(\$1,800\)
C. \(\$1,844\)
D. \(\$1,890\)
E. \(\$1,924\)
Answer: D
Source: EMPOWERgmat
