Posted by Tati on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 12:42pm.
1) A sales tax of 6% of the cost of a car was added to the purchase price of $29,500.
a. how much was the sales tax? multiply 29500 x 0.06
b. What is the total cost of the car, including sales tax? add 29500 + the answer to 1a above
2) During the packaging process for oranges, spoiled oranges are described by an inspector. In one day an inspector found that 4.8% of the 20,000 pounds of oranges inspected were spoiled.
a. How many pounds of oranges were spoiled? multiply 20000 x 0.048
b. How many pounds of oranges were not spoiled? subtract the answer you got for 2a above from 20000
Remember some things:
1. A percent is expressed as a decimal by moving the decimal point two places to the left. Examples:
5.5% - 0.055
8% = 0.08
25% = .25
2. The word "of" in a problem generally indicates that multiplication needs to take place.
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