Bob calculated that the sporting goods store he manages had an increase of 32.5% in sales this week compared to last week. If sales last week were $55,300, what were sales this week?

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To find the sales for this week, you calculate the increase over last week's sales and then add that increase to last week's sales. The increase is 32.5% of $55,300, which is $17,972.50. Adding this to last week's sales gives $55,300 + $17,972.50 = $73,272.50, which rounds to $73,273.

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