SOLUTION: bought a cake that cost $75. The sales-tax rate is 10 percent. What is the total amount she paid for the cake?

Question 521565: bought a cake that cost $75. The sales-tax rate is 10 percent. What is the total amount she paid for the cake?
Found 2 solutions by umnikmo, Maths68:
Answer by umnikmo(75) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
=75*1.1=82.5
Answer by Maths68(1474) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sales tax=75 * 10%
Sales tax=75 * 10/100
Sales tax=75 * 1/10
Sales tax=75/10
Sales tax=7.5
She paid = tax+original price = 7.5+75 = $82.5

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