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Durings a special sale at furniture store. Erica bought a floor lamp at a 10$ discount. She paid total of t dollars, which included the dicounted price the floor lamp and 6% sales tax on the discounted price. In terms of t, what was the original price of the floor lamp?

A

`(t)/(0.96)`

B

`(0.9)(1.06)t`

C

`(t)/((0.9)(1.06))`

D

`0.96t`

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