The sales tax in Bill's state is 6%. Bill bought a Scion having a sales tax of $820. What was the cost of the car? Round to the nearest dollar.

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anonymous · Answer

let the cost of car = $m

                                         6
then tax = 6% of m = ----- * m
                                       100
                  6
ATQ,    ------  * m  = 820
               100
          820 * 100
m = ----------- =  13666.67
                6

So cost of car is $13666.67
Rounded to nearest dollar = $ 13667