SOLUTION: Shopping city has a sales tax of 6%
Clara and Mauuel's parents sepnt $165.84 on groceries at Shopping City. How much of that was sales tax.
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Clara and Mauuel's parents sepnt $165.84 on groceries at Shopping City. How much of that was sales tax.
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Question 70393: Shopping city has a sales tax of 6%
Clara and Mauuel's parents sepnt $165.84 on groceries at Shopping City. How much of that was sales tax. Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 165.84/(1.06)=X
X=156.45 IS THE BASIC COST. THEREFORE THE SALES TAX WAS
165.84-156.45=9.39 OR 6% OF 165.84
PROOF
165.84*.06=9.39
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