OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.3 Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications · Exercise 3 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications · Exercise 3

Find ⓐ the sales tax and ⓑ the total cost.

The cost of a microwave oven was $\$ \text{129}. $T h es a l es t a x r a t e i s$ \text{7}.\text{5}\%$ of the purchase price.

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