SOLUTION: If the sales tax rate is 6.5% and I have collected $3400 in slaes tax, how much were my sales? Please help me out with this one! Thank you!!!

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Question 489171: If the sales tax rate is 6.5% and I have collected $3400 in slaes tax, how much were my sales?
Please help me out with this one!
Thank you!!!
Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.065n=3400
n=3400/.065=$52307.692307 in sales..
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