Suppose that the local sales tax rate is $6 \%$ and you buy a car for $\$ 16,800$ a. How much tax is due? b. What is the car's total cost?
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To find the amount of tax due, we need to calculate $6\%$ of the car's price, which is $16,800. Tax = $16,800 \times 0.06 = $1,008 Show more…
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