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A laptop has a listed price of a laptop that has a listed price of $715.99 before tax at the sales tax rate is 7.75% find the total cost of the laptop with sales tax included round your answer to the nearest cent as necessary

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Step 1: Outline the given parameters.

Price before tax = $715.99

Tax rate = 7.75%

Step 2: Calculate the sales tax on the laptop price.


\text{Tax = }(7.75)/(100)*715.99=55.49

Step 3: Add the Sales Tax to the listed price of the laptop.

Total cost = 55.49 + 715.99 = 771.48

The total cost of the laptop to the nearest cent is $771.48

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