Most everyday purchases at the store are labeled with the price of the item before sales tax. Which expression could be used to find the amount of tax?

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Most everyday purchases at the store are labeled with the price of the item before sales tax. Which expression could be used to find the amount of tax?

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Where x is the price before sales tax and y is the sales tax %,
Amount with tax = x + y*x

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Answer:

Amount of Tax = (Original Cost)(Tax %)

Jckly answered Mar 14, 2018

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