Tax in a Receipt In 2006 Nova Scotia consumers paid HST, harmonized sales tax, of 15%. Tom...

Tax in a Receipt In 2006 Nova Scotia consumers paid HST, harmonized sales tax, of 15%. Tom Wood traveled from Alberta, which has only federal GST, goods and servtces tax, of 7% to Nova Scotia for a chemistry conference. When he later submitted his expense claims in Alberta, the comptroller was puzzled to find that her usual multiplier of to determine tax in a receipt did not produce correct results. What percentage of Tom’s Nova Scotia receipts were HST?