a bicycle has a listed price of 759.99 before tax. If the sakes tax is 8.79% find the total cost of the bicycle with the sales tax included. round to the nearest cent

Solution

Solution

Amount after tax : 826.793121

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 759.99 + 0.0879 \cdot 759.99

x = 759.99 + 0.0879 \cdot 759.99 : x = 826.793121

Amount after tax : 826.793121

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