Brandon buys a radio for 49.99 in a state where the sales tax is 7%?
Please this question really gets me Cant figure it out thanks!
Please this question really gets me Cant figure it out thanks!
1 Answer
You do not state if the 49.99 is before or after tax.I have given you the answer to both. Have a look at how I worked it out.
Explanation:
Assumtion: the 49.99 is before tax and you need the final cost.
Round this to 2 decimal places.
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Assumption: the 49.99 is after tax and you need the price
Set the unknown original price as
100% of
Write as
If you multiply both sides by
Where the dots mean the numbers go on for a long time.
Rounding this to 2 decimal places gives:
46.72