Another United States traveler arrives at a United States point of entry. He has purchased a Flat car abroad that cost him

$6,250. If he has not used his duty free exemption yet, how much duty does he have to pay?

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Answer:

The duty he has to pay is  156.25$.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that for foreign-made vehicles imported into the U.S., whether new or used, either for personal use or for sale, are generally dutiable at the following rates: Cars: 2.5%.

From task we know that the  Fiat car abroad that cost him $6,250.

We have the following proportion:

[tex]100:6250=2.5:x\\\\100x=2.5\cdot 6250\\\\100x=15625\\\\x=156.25\\[/tex]

The duty he has to pay is  156.25$.

Answer:

It's 406.25 :)

Step-by-step explanation:

The guy above me has the right formula just replace 2.5 for 6.5

100x=6.5*6,250

100x=40,625

x=406.25

hope i helped :)