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A fire department spend $900 to purchase a new helmets and gloves the amount included a 6% sales tax what was the price of the equipment to the nearest dollar before tax?

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Answer:

Sales tax is where you multiply the cost and the decimal of the percent(the sales tax). So it would be $900 X 0.06 AKA 6% to get $954 (YOUR ANSWER).


User Nylund
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Answer:

$954

Explanation:

900 x 0.06=

54+ 900=

954

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