Question 834019: A hotel manager found that his gross receipts for the day, including a 9% sales tax, were 3759.41. Find the amount of sales tax collected. Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A hotel manager found that his gross receipts for the day, including a 9% sales tax, were 3759.41. Find the amount of sales tax collected.
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Let gross receipts be "x":
Equation:
1.09x = 3759.41
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x = 3449
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Tax collected: 3749.41-3449 = $300.41
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the receipts for the day, not including the tax
The amount of sales tax collected was $310.41
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