SOLUTION: The price of a $33 sweatshirt is reduced by 1/3. In a state in which sales tax is 6%, how much will sales tax be on the reduced price of the sweatshirt?
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Question 253608: The price of a $33 sweatshirt is reduced by 1/3. In a state in which sales tax is 6%, how much will sales tax be on the reduced price of the sweatshirt? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
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if it is reduced by 1/3
1-1/3=2/3
2/3*$33=sale price=$22
.06*22=tax
(6/100)*22=tax
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