Wyatt owns a new store on the boardwalk by the beach. He plans to sell beach balls in his store. Each one costs him $4.95. He wa

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Wyatt owns a new store on the boardwalk by the beach. He plans to sell beach balls in his store. Each one costs him $4.95. He wa

nts to charge close to $10 for each beach ball to make a profit. However, there is a 8% sales tax in his area and he does not want to customers to have to pay more than $10 total for a beach ball. How much should he charge customers for a beach ball? Explain your reasoning.

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KonstantinChe [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-04T23:45:16+03:00

KonstantinChe [14]3 years ago

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Wyatt should charge $9.26 before 8% sales tax if he does not want customers to pay more than $10.00

They will actually be charged $10 exactly.

9.26*.08= .74

.74+9.26= 10