SOLUTION: Connie owns a retail store that sells educational materials. The sales tax rate is 6%. If her total receipts (including tax) are $895.91 for a certain day, what amount of tax was

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: Connie owns a retail store that sells educational materials. The sales tax rate is 6%. If her total receipts (including tax) are $895.91 for a certain day, what amount of tax was collected? This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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let s be the total sales
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s+.06s=895.91
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1.06s=895.91
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s=845.20
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so taxes collected are:895.91-845.20=highlight%2850.71%29