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A purse costs $21.50 plus 7.5% tax. How much tax will a customer pay
the purse?


A)$0.75
B)$1.61
C)$3.76
D$16.13

User Marknery
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The answer is B
Convert the percentage into a decimal so 7.5% is .075
So just multiply the cost and the percentage in decimal form 21.50x.075= 1.61 and there’s your answer
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