SOLUTION: the state tax in new york is 0.0425 (or 4.25%) your total bill at the department store included $2.21 in sales tax. one half of the merchandise purchased was nontaxable. what was t

Question 337896: the state tax in new york is 0.0425 (or 4.25%) your total bill at the department store included $2.21 in sales tax. one half of the merchandise purchased was nontaxable. what was the total bill?
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the state tax in new york is 0.0425 (or 4.25%) your total bill at the department store included $2.21 in sales tax. one half of the merchandise purchased was nontaxable. what was the total bill?
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Let half of the total bill be "x":
Solve 0.0425x = 2.21
x = 52.00 (that is half of the total bill)
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Total bill = 2*52.00 = $104.00
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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