OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.3 Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications · Try It 1 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications · Try It 1

Find ⓐ the sales tax and ⓑ the total cost: Alexandra bought a television set for $\$ \text{724} $in B os t o n, w h er e t h es a l es t a x r a t e w a s$ \text{6}.\text{25}\%$ of the purchase price.

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