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a bicycle has a listed price of 759.99 before tax. If the sakes tax is 8.79% find the total cost of the bicycle with the sales tax included. round to the nearest cent

Solution

a bi cyc l e ha s a l i s t e d p r i ce o f 759.99 b e f ore t a x . I f t h e s ak es t a x i s 8.79% f in d t h e t o t a l cos t o f t h e bi cyc l e w i t h t h e s a l es t a x in c l u d e d . ro u n d t o t h e n e a res t ce n t

Solution

Amount after tax : 826.793121

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 759.99 + 0.0879 \cdot 759.99

x = 759.99 + 0.0879 \cdot 759.99 : x = 826.793121

Amount after tax : 826.793121

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