SOLUTION: if the sales tax is 5% and the purchase price is $161, what is the amount of tax
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Question 724362: if the sales tax is 5% and the purchase price is $161, what is the amount of tax
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The purchase price includes the tax, so
$161 = pre-tax price + tax
Let = the pre-tax price
The tax is $7.67
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