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Question

You want to determine the price of a tent that has been marked down 20%. The tent originally cost $80 and the sales tax is 5%. What is the first step to find the total cost of the tent.?

Answer 1

First, calculate the amount of sales tax by multiply the percent tax times the total cost:

0.07×600 =42

Next, add the amount of tax to the price of the computer:

600+42=642