An item is priced at $14.92. If the sales tax is 7%, what does the item cost including sales tax?

15.96$

Step-by-step explanation:

(14.92 x .07) + 14.92 =15.9644$ simplified is 15.96$

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step-by-step explanation:

it's the only multiple of both and the least

take the logarithm of both sides (the base of the log doesn't matter):

apply the exponent property - this says that :

distribute the log terms on both sides:

group like terms together:

divide through both sides by the coefficient on :

you can do some additional rewriting here using the properties of the logarithm to simplify things if you like: