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Solve.

Mike ordered a motor scooter online. The scooter costs $1,000 plus 6% sales tax. What was the total amount Mike paid for his motor scooter?

Understand Read the problem. Write what you know.

The motor scooter costs $1,000.

The sales tax rate is 6%.

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Plan Pick a strategy. One strategy is to solve a simpler problem.

Find 6% of 100.

By definition of percent, 6% of $100 is $6.

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Solve 6% of $1,000 is 10 ● $6 = $60. So, the total cost is $1,000 + $60 = $1,060.

Mike paid a total amount of $1,060.

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Check Does the answer seem reasonable? Is your answer about 10% greater than the cost of the scooter?