Question

you want to buy a CD that cost $18.50. The sales-tax rate in your states is 4.5 percent. How much sales tax will you pay for this CD?

Answer 1

4.5% = 0.045

multiply 18.50 by 0.045 foe the amount of sales tax

18.50 * 0.045 = 0.83

they pay 0.83, which is 83 cents in sales tax