SOLUTION: A purchase order includes items that cost a total of $8,200. Some of those items require an additional sales tax of 4% whereas the remaining items require a 5% sales tax. If the to

Question 994815: A purchase order includes items that cost a total of $8,200. Some of those items require an additional sales tax of 4% whereas the remaining items require a 5% sales tax. If the total sales tax is $330, how much is taxed at each rate?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = amount taxed at 4%
= amount taxed at 5%
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and

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$8,000 is taxed at 4%
$200 is taxed at 5%
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check:

OK
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