SOLUTION: You buy a jet ski that costs $1450 plus 6% sales tax. Find the amount of the sales tax and the total bill.

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Question 917172: You buy a jet ski that costs $1450 plus 6% sales tax. Find the amount of the sales tax and the total bill.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tax:

6% of $1450 = 0.06*1450 = 87

The amount of tax only is $87

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Total bill:

(Price) + (Tax) = (1450) + (87) = 1,537

The total bill is $1,537


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