Problema Solution
The cash register in a candy shop contains $66 at the beginning of the day. At the end of the day, it contains $732.50. If the sales tax rate is 7.5%, how much of the total is sales tax?
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let x = the profit for the day
x + 0.075x = 732.50 - 66
by solving we find
x = $620
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0.075*620 = $46.5
$46.5 are sales tax.