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The sales tax in bills state is 6%. Bill bought a scion having a sales tax of $820. What was the cost of the car?

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tax = (tax rate)(price of car) = $820 becomes 0.06(price of car) = $820

Dividing both sides by 0.06, we get $820/0.06 = $13,666.67.
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