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qid 611 · business

Question: John Cowan and his family were traveling through a state in which the sales tax was 3%. They spent $6.75, $5.50, $2.35 and $1.95 for their meals, all of which were put on one check. How much did they pay? If separate checks had been issued, how much would they have had to pay?

  1. $18.55
  2. $17.55
  3. $15.05
  4. $16.75
  5. $17.25
  6. $16.95
  7. $17.05
  8. $16.55
  9. $15.55
  10. $18.05

Our answer: G. $17.05 Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)

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Wikipedia, "Sales tax"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_tax

“A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services.”

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