My grocery bill came out to $195.75 worth of items before tax. If I apply a tax of 8.75%, how much is the tax?

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asked Apr 27, 2023 229k views

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Oleksiy Chechel · Answer 1 · 2023-05-03T08:49:58+0000

Answer:

$17.13

Explanation:

If the tax is 8.75%, it is 0.0875 of the total of $195.75

We can find the amount of tax by multiplying these sums together.

0.0875*195.75=17.128125

We round to the nearest cent, getting

$17.13