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An item has a listed price of $65 . If the sales tax rate is 9% , how much is the sales tax (in dollars)?Asked by Diana
An item has a listed price of $50. If the sales tax rate is 5%, how much is the sales tax (in dollars)?
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mathhelper
what is
.05(50) ?
or , in your head ...
10% of 50 would be 5
so 5% would be half of that , or 2.5
.05(50) ?
or , in your head ...
10% of 50 would be 5
so 5% would be half of that , or 2.5