Daniel buys a video game for $48.50. He must pay 6% sales tax. How much tax must Daniel pay?
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Start off by combining like terms on the LHS (the terms with x in them).
So we get
Replacing this result with what we had before on the LHS, we get
⇒Solve for x (divide both sides
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⇒Don't forget about reciprocity rules when dividing. This is the same as multiplying both sides by
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***This is a proper fraction
So we get
Replacing this result with what we had before on the LHS, we get
⇒Solve for x (divide both sides
⇒Don't forget about reciprocity rules when dividing. This is the same as multiplying both sides by
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