Amount of money paid by the shopper including tax = $51.93 Actual cost of the item = $48.99 Then Amount of tax paid = (51.93 - 48.99) dollars = 2.94 dollars So Percentage of tax taken = (2.94/48.99) * 100 = 294/48.99 = 6.00 percent Cost of another item = $75 percentage of tax to be given = 6% Amount of tax to be paid = (6/100) * 75 = 450/100 dollars = 4.5 dollars So The total payment for the item costing $75 is = (75 + 4.5) dollars = 79.5 dollars So $79.5 needs to be paid by her for the item priced $75.
