SOLUTION: Lila paid $45.25 for a pair of jeans. If she spent 8% of that amount in sales tax, how much tax did she pay?

SOLUTION: Lila paid $45.25 for a pair of jeans. If she spent 8% of that amount in sales tax, how much tax did she pay?

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Question 488864: Lila paid $45.25 for a pair of jeans. If she spent 8% of that amount in sales tax, how much tax did she pay?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
paid $45.25
sales tax 8%
when you pay $108 the price is 100
when you pay 45.25 the price is ?
(100/108) * 45.25
=41.9
45.25-41.9 = $ 3.35 is the tax
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