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yare2 yare2
  • 13-04-2016
  • Mathematics
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Lisa's store collects 5% sales tax on every item sold. If she collected $22.00 in sales tax, what was the cost of the item her store sold?

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DeannaJ
DeannaJ DeannaJ
  • 13-04-2016

22/0.05 = 440
therefore the cost of the item was $440

(5% of 440 = 22)

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apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 13-04-2016

5% of sold is tax
22.00=tax
therefor
22.00=5% of total

5%=5/100=1/20
'of' means multiply
22.00=1/20 times totl
multiply both sides by 20/1 to clear fraction
440.00=total



cost of items is $440.00

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