SOLUTION: At the end of the day, a storekeeper had $1070 in the cash register, including both the sale of good and the sales tax of 7%. What amount of sales tax had been collected?

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Question 442781: At the end of the day, a storekeeper had $1070 in the cash register, including both the sale of good and the sales tax of 7%. What amount of sales tax had been collected?
Answer by rwm(914) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+.07x=1070
1.07*x=1070
x=1000
1070-1000=$70 sales tax