document.write( "Question 984842: Connie owns a retail store that sells educational materials. The sales tax rate is 6%. If her total receipts (including the tax) are $795 for a certain day, what amount of tax was collected. Please help me \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "The sales tax rate is $\"6\"$ % or $\"0.06\"$ of the price $\"x\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "If her total receipts (including the tax) are $ $\"795\"$ for a certain day,then \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"795=x%2B0.06x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"795=1.06x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"795%2F1.06=x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"750=x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and educational materials original price was $ $\"750\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then tax amount is $\"750%2A0.06=45\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check: original price + tax=$ $\"795\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"750%2B45=795\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"795=795\"$ \r
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