Question

A pair of running shoes cost 60.00. The sales tax is 3%. How much is sales tax?

Answer 1

$1.8 is correct!

Explaination:

60*0.03= 1.8

Convert the percent to a decimal and multiply the cost by that decimal.

Examples:
1% = 0.01
100% = 1.00.
50% = 0.5
200% = 2.00

If the equation was $100 with a tax of 5%, then you would do 100*0.05 = $5


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