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  • 03-05-2018
  • Mathematics
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you are charged $16.05 after tax for a meal. Assume sales tax is 7%, what was the menu price for the meal

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McChuck
McChuck McChuck
  • 06-05-2018
First divide the tax by 100.

7/100 = .07 

Then add 1 because its a tax increase.

1 + .07 = 1.07, which is your rate.

Then multiply the rate with the starting amount.

16.05(1.07) = 17.17

$17.17 is the answer. 
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