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Tax on a new boat costing 7200 is 504. At the same tax ratio what would be tax on a new boat costing 8000

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Given :-

  • Tax on a new boat costing 7200 is 504 .

To Find :-

  • The tax on the boat costing 8000 .

Solution :-

Cost of the boat is 7200 and tax on it is 504. We can find the tax% as ,

→ Tax% = Tax/Cost *100

→ Tax % = 504/7200*100% = 7%

Hence the tax on boat costing 8000 will be ,

→ Tax = 7% of 8000

→ Tax = 7/100*8000 = 560

Hence the tax on the boat costing 8000 is 560.

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