Sales tax on an item is directly proportional to the cost of the item purchased if the tax on a $600 item is $36 what is the sales tax on a $950 item?

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Geovanni Rosario

Mathematics

23 June, 08:28

Sales tax on an item is directly proportional to the cost of the item purchased if the tax on a $600 item is $36 what is the sales tax on a $950 item?

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Raymond Arroyo · Answer 1

In this, you need to calculate the % of tax.

It would be: 36/600 * 100 = 6%

So, on $950 item it will be: 950*6/100 = $57

So, your final answer is $57