If a watch costs $40 and you must pay 6.5 % sales tax, how much will the tax be?

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To calculate the sales tax on a watch that costs $40 with a tax rate of 6.5%, you can use the following formula:

Sales Tax=Cost×Tax Rate

Substituting in the values:

Sales Tax=40×0.065

Calculating that gives:

Sales Tax=2.60

So, the sales tax will be $2.60.