SOLUTION: what is 30% off $17.00 with a 6% sales tax?

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Question 1003241: what is 30% off $17.00 with a 6% sales tax?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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30% off of $17 is $5.10.
Take that off $17 and $11.90 is the sale price.
Multiply that by 1.06 (that's the taxed price) and get
1.06($11.90) = $12.61 or $12.62