SOLUTION: 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

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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
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sales tax rate is 6% or 0.06 of the price x.
If her total receipts (including the tax) are $795 for a certain day,then
$795=x%2B0.06x
$795=1.06x
$795%2F1.06=x
$750=x
and educational materials original price was $750
then tax amount is 750%2A0.06=45
check: original price + tax=$795
$750%2B45=795
$795=795