SOLUTION: Find the amount of tax and the selling price. Round to the nearest cent. Original price: $56.42 Sales tax rate: 18%

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Question 818449: Find the amount of tax and the selling price. Round to the nearest cent.
Original price: $56.42
Sales tax rate: 18%
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
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$56.42 {original price}
x 0.18 {tax as a decimal}
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$10.16 tax {multiplied and rounded up}

$56.42 + $10.16 {added original price plus tax}
= $66.58 selling price {added}

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