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The total cost of a new automobile priced at
$
26
,
372
\$26,372
$26
,
372
including sales tax is
$
28
,
482
\$28,482
$28
,
482
.
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Find the sales tax to the nearest percent.
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Grade 8
Estimate population size using proportions
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Q.
The total cost of a new automobile priced at
$
26
,
372
\$26,372
$26
,
372
including sales tax is
$
28
,
482
\$28,482
$28
,
482
.
\newline
Find the sales tax to the nearest percent.
Calculate sales tax amount:
Calculate the amount of sales tax paid.
$
28
,
482
\$28,482
$28
,
482
(total cost) -
$
26
,
372
\$26,372
$26
,
372
(price without tax) =
$
2
,
110
\$2,110
$2
,
110
(sales tax amount).
Find sales tax rate:
Find the sales tax rate.
\newline
(
$
2
,
110
/
$
26
,
372
)
×
100
=
sales tax rate
.
(\$2,110 / \$26,372) \times 100 = \text{sales tax rate}.
(
$2
,
110/$26
,
372
)
×
100
=
sales tax rate
.
Perform division and multiplication:
Perform the division and multiplication to get the sales tax rate.
\newline
(
2110
/
26372
)
×
100
≈
8.00
%
(2110 / 26372) \times 100 \approx 8.00\%
(
2110/26372
)
×
100
≈
8.00%
.
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