6%
7%
5%
6.54%
3%
2. What percent of 90.95 is the sales tax Sam paid?
2007-01-21 12:31:00 · 17 answers · asked by shariff B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1. This problem can be done by a third grader using trial and error just multiply each of the answers given by 85 and add it to 85 and see which sum is 90.95). With algebra, it is done more quickly and neatly.
90.95-85=5.95 so the sales tac is 5.95
x * 85 = 5.95 is an equation for calculating the percent
x=5.95/85=.07 (and 100*.07=7, 7%)
2. This problem is similar. The equation is:
x * 90.95 = 5.95
x=5.95/90.95=.06542 (6.54%)
The reason that the two problems are different, even though they may seem to be asking the same thing, is that problem one is dealing with the tax as a percent of the base cost and problem two is dealing with the tax as a percent of the total (base and tax) cost.
2007-01-21 12:42:29 · answer #1 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7
2007-01-21 12:49:05 · answer #2 · answered by miki2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assaume Sam and Joe are the same person or at least get the same deal.
1. Percentage sales tax:
((90.95 - 85)/85)*100 = 7
Joe paid 7% sales tax.
2.As a percentage of 90.95
((90.95 - 85)/90.95)*100 = 6.54
Sam paid 6.54% of 90.95 sales tax.
2007-01-21 12:43:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The AMT plan originally concocted by dems years ago has since swallowed more and more of the upper middle class income earners (originally not intended to be taxed) since it was never indexed for inflation, as naturally goods and services and thus wages increased commensurately. I dont know if this was by design or done on accident. Higher taxation for the rich hurts the economy, it deterred investments and the ability to higher more workers, Everyone gets hurt by this systematic process. Now the democrats are hailed as heroes for correcting a mistake they created from their own negligence. Remember, Bush slashed taxes across the board (cap gains and dividend gains, etc.), expect these to be expired/repealed by '09 (guaranteed if a dem wins the presidency).
2016-05-24 09:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
7% is the sales tax
i think the answer your looking for is 6.54%
2007-01-21 12:38:24 · answer #5 · answered by osinamunatum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He paid 7% tax.
2007-01-21 12:39:35 · answer #6 · answered by Brownie-Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
multiply 85 by .06 and then by .07 and so on and when you get the answer to each add that to the 85 ...whichever comes out to 90.95 is the answer
2007-01-21 12:36:40 · answer #7 · answered by muddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. 7%
2. 4%
2007-01-21 12:34:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. 90.95/85= 1.07 or 7% sales tax
2. 90.95-85=5.95
5.95/90.95= .0654 or 6.54%
2007-01-21 12:37:01 · answer #9 · answered by ikad68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7% is the sales tax paid.
2007-01-21 12:34:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋