Problema Solution
The tax on a $20 item is $1.20 Find the tax on a $140 item
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Let 'x' represent the tax on the $140 item.
Assuming that the tax is a fix percentage we can write:
1.20 : 20 = x : 140
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x = $8.40
The tax on $140 item is $8.40.