Question

a hotel manager found that his gross receipts for the day, including a 6% sales tax, were $4965.04. find the amount of sales tax collected

Answer 1

297.9024

297.9024

Explanation:

you have the total amount is: 4965.04

297.9024Step-by-step explanation:you have the total amount is: 4965.04 and you have the percentage if the sales tax is 6% which is:

( the amount of sales tax / the total ) × 100%

now you can find the amount of sales tax by:

the amount of sales tax / 4965.04 = 6/100

after calculating the numbers you find that the amount of sales tax is= 297.9024