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In the following exercises, find (a) the sales tax (b) the total cost.The cost of a water heater is $\$ 577 .$ The sales tax rate is 8.75$\%$ of the purchase price.
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The sales tax rate is 8.75% of the purchase price. We can write this as a proportion: $\frac{8.75}{100} = \frac{n}{577}$, where $n$ is the amount of sales tax. Show more…
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