SOLUTION: Mike you went to the store and buy a shirt for $52 he had to pay 8.25% tax on the shirt what was the total cost of the shirt

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Question 1021528: Mike you went to the store and buy a shirt for $52 he had to pay 8.25% tax on the shirt what was the total cost of the shirt
Found 3 solutions by macston, fractalier, Elisabeth Elliott:
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source):
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He paid 100% of the cost plus 8.25% tax for a total of 108.25%:
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(1.0825)($52)=$56.29
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ANSWER: Total cost of the shirt was $56.29.
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Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source):
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The tax is 8.25% of $52. This means we multiply to find the tax. So the tax is
(.0825)($52) = $4.29
and his grand total is
$56.29

Answer by Elisabeth Elliott(2)   (Show Source):
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56.29