SOLUTION: If Merilee sells tomatoes at a roadside stand. Her total receipts including the 6% sales tax were $457.15. What amount of sales tax did she collect?
Algebra ->
Customizable Word Problem Solvers
-> Misc
-> SOLUTION: If Merilee sells tomatoes at a roadside stand. Her total receipts including the 6% sales tax were $457.15. What amount of sales tax did she collect?
Log On
Question 285333: If Merilee sells tomatoes at a roadside stand. Her total receipts including the 6% sales tax were $457.15. What amount of sales tax did she collect? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If Merilee sells tomatoes at a roadside stand. Her total receipts including the 6% sales tax were $457.15. What amount of sales tax did she collect?
------------------
Let "x" be the amount of her receipts.
Equation:
x + 0.06x = 457.15
1.06x = 457.15
x = $431.27 (receipts before taxes received)
---
Taxes collected: 457.15-431.27 = $25.88
===========================================
Cheers,
Stan H.
(