Shopping: Tax Situation: You are purchasing four items and want to calculate the tax. The items cost $2.50, $8.75, $3.00, and $10.25. The tax rate is 6%. How much is the tax?

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Shopping: Tax Situation: You are purchasing four items and want to calculate the tax. The items cost $2.50, $8.75, $3.00, and $10.25. The tax rate is 6%. How much is the tax?
Calculation with distribution and without.
THANK YOU!!!

oobleck · Accepted Answer

add up all the items. multiply the result by 6% = 0.06

oobleck · Answer

multiply each item by 0.06 add up the results.

In Math 7th grade Connexus · Answer

Thank you so much!!!

In Math 7th grade Connexus · Answer

but do you mind writing that out for me please with distribution and without? If so, I would really appreciate that!!