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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the total cost $35.99 with a 5% sales tax

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so this is pretty simular to the others

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do you find these?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i will give u th eequation and then i will explain

OpenStudy (anonymous):

35.99*1.05

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks so if I can figure this out then im good on the other problems

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why 1.05?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so the tax is .05 right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so lets do it like that fisrt so 35.99*.05?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1.7995

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok but that isn't how much it costed in total

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that only represents the tax

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so inorder to get the total cost what wld we do?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so we add the cost plus the tax right?

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