If you are buying at item at a store for a price of 66, and there is a 5.1% tax added on top, what would be the total amount due at the register, to the nearest cent?

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Solution

Solution

Amount after tax : 69.366

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 66 + 0.051 \cdot 66

x = 66 + 0.051 \cdot 66 : x = 69.366

Amount after tax : 69.366

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