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There is a sales tax of $6 on an item that cost $88 before tax on a second item $21. How much does the second item cost?
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There is a sales tax of $6 on an item that cost $88 before tax on a second item $21. How much does the second item cost?
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Set up a proportion:
Price is to tax as price is to tax:
88 is to 6 as x is to 21
88/6 = x/21
44/3 = x/21
x = 44(21)/3 = 44(7) = $308 cost before tax
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Answer:27
Explanation:
If you are adding 6$ taxthen it would be
21+6-27
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