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27 December, 01:44

An online retailer is selling used books for $5.49 and you have $40 to spend. How many books can you buy if you must pay 8.5% sales taxes and an additional 10% of the total purchase price (with tax) for shipping?

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  1. 27 December, 04:44
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    Answer: He can buy 6 books

    explanation: 8.5% of 5.49 is 0.46. 10% of 5.49 is 0.54. 0.54 + 0.46 is $1.00

    5.49 + 1.00 = 6.49, 40 divided by 6.49 is 6.16 books, but because you cant buy a 16th of a book, he can only buy 6 books.
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