Question

Sales tax is 5%. What will be the sales tax on a purchase of $15.95?

Answer 1

Sales tax: 0.7975

Answer to the whole question:

16.7475

Explanation:

Convert 5% into a decimal. (0.05) then multiply 15.95 by 0.05. (0.7975)

Then add 0.7975 to 15.95 and you get 16.7475

Answer 2

the sales tax would be .79.

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