SOLUTION: an artist keeps track of his sales and the 8.05% sale tax he collects. every evening he checks his totalsin the the drawer and the cash totaled 1293.38. how much is from the sale o

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Question 399474: an artist keeps track of his sales and the 8.05% sale tax he collects. every evening he checks his totalsin the the drawer and the cash totaled 1293.38. how much is from the sale of merchandice and how much is sales tax
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Hi

Let x represent the money from sales

Question states***

 (1.0805)x = 1293.38

Solving for x

         x = 1293.38/1.0805

         x = 1197.02, money from sales.  

Money from tax = .0805*1197.02 = 96.36



CHECKING our Answer***

 1197.02  + 96.36 = 1293.38