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Expert: Josh - 10/19/2009
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I lost my job about a year ago and just simply cannot find a job. I have decided to go back to college . Having to take the hobit test and one of the practice questions is The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel rooms. If a traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before taxes, how much will the city receive in taxes from him? answer 21 cents
no matter how many times i try to work this I dont get 21 cents. can you help please.
Thank you
John
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Dear John
From the information you have given, 21 cents does not seem to be the right answer. Clearly, (0.3/100) x $55 = $0.165. Unless we are missing something, the only way to make sense of the "21 cents" is if the council is already receiving 0.0818% tax on motel room before new changes are introduced.
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