SOLUTION: A city council decided to levy a 10¢-per-cup tax on fancy coffee drinks sold there. They estimated the tax would gross about $6 million per year. About how many fancy coffee drinks

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Question 318558: A city council decided to levy a 10¢-per-cup tax on fancy coffee drinks sold there. They estimated the tax would gross about $6 million per year. About how many fancy coffee drinks are sold per year in that city?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, checkley77:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N%2A%280.10%29=6000000
N=%286x10%5E6%29%2F%281x10%5E%28-1%29%29=6x10%5E%287%29 or 60 million.

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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6,000,000/.10=60,000,000 CUPS NEED TO BE SOLD.