But it IS the total price you pay with respect to the product cost and the federal sales tax - state sales tax was never part of the discussion. I repeat - the price is what you pay for the item, including the tax.
Gee - a real mind-bender there ... lessee; would you be 10% taller? That'd be either was you meansure it BTW.
You could also just divide your $100 by 0.77 and that would give $129.97. We were trying to arrive at the purchase price, not the tax.
But it IS the total price you pay with respect to the product cost and the federal sales tax - state sales tax was never part of the discussion. I repeat - the price is what you pay for the item, including the tax.So it's my total of what I pay except for the other stuff I pay. Look up total.