Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Percent and Problem Solving: Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount - Exercise Set - Page 512: 15

Answer

sales tax = 16.10 total price = 246.10

Work Step by Step

sales tax = tax rate $\times$ purchase price sales tax=7%$\times$(210 + 15 +5) sales tax=7%$\times$(230) sales tax=0.07$\times$(230) write 7% as 0.07 sales tax=16.1 total price = purchas price + sales tax=230 + 16.1 = 246.1
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