what is the sales tax on a $48 purchase if the tax rate is 6.5%

Answer 1

when you are working with a percentage you move the decimal two spots to the left and then multiply the purchase by the percentage of tax in decimals.

$48x0.065= $3.15

I hope this helps

Answer 2

3.12

Answer 3

Thank you for correcting me, my finger must have hit the 5 instead of the 2.

The answer is #3.12
Thanks