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26 January, 06:24

Samantha said adding 6% to the cost of an item for sales tax makes the total cost 106% of the original price. joshua disagrees. is samanthas reasoning accurate?

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  1. 26 January, 10:08
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    Yes.

    100% of a price plus 6% of the price is the same as saying 106%

    Percent mean per one-hundred ...

    c * (100/100) + c (6/100) = c (106/100)
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