Extra Credit (5pts) A new pair of shoes is advertised for $75. The sales tax is 8.25%. What is the total cost of the shoes? (Giv

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torisob [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-02T08:05:26+03:00

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I'm here to help!

First, we need to make a proportion to find the sales tax:

(Let x= Sales tax)

$\frac{100}{8.25} =\frac{75}{x} \\100x=75*8.25\\x=6.1875$

We have the sales tax!

Now we need to estimate, as you cannot have.75 of a cent...

$x=about6.19$

Now to add them:

$75+6.19=81.19$

There you go! The total cost is about 81.19!

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