A laptop has a listed price of $710.98 before tax. If the sales tax rate is 7.25%, find the total cost of the laptop with sales tax included.

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MkWTF · Answer 1 · 2024-09-27T10:27:02+0000

Answer:

$762.53

Explanation:

think of 710.98 as the whole.

then 7.25% = an increase of 0.0725.

710.98 X (1 + 0.0725)

= $762.53 (to nearest cent)