document.write( "Question 798983: Hello
\n" ); document.write( " I have worked this problem, but I don't think I am doing it right.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "At the end of the day, a storekeeper had $1664 in the cash register, including both the sale of goods and the sales tax of 4%. What amount of sales tax had been collected?
\n" ); document.write( " I did
\n" ); document.write( "1664 X .04=66.56\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I was told I got it wrong though. Thanks for your help in advance. \n" ); document.write( "
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At the end of the day, a storekeeper had $1664 in the cash register, including both the sale of goods and the sales tax of 4%.
\n" ); document.write( " What amount of sales tax had been collected?
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\n" ); document.write( " It is wrong because the $1664 includes the 4% sales tax
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\n" ); document.write( "Change 4% to decimal form; .04
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the sale of goods (g):
\n" ); document.write( "1.04g = 1664
\n" ); document.write( "g = 1664/1.04
\n" ); document.write( "g = $1600 for the goods
\n" ); document.write( "therefore
\n" ); document.write( ".04*1600 = $64 is the sales tax
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\n" ); document.write( "Goods + tax = 1664, right? \n" ); document.write( "
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