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Gabriel lives in a state where the sales tax rate is 6.25%. If Gabriel purchase an item for $60.00, how much sales tax does he need to pay for his purchase?

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Answer:

Gabriel needs to have $3.75 for sales tax.

Explanation:

A sales tax rate of 6.25% means that 6.25 cents is going to be charged for tax for each dollar you spend. (Because 6.25% of $1.00 is 6.25 cents.)

If he was spending $10, the sales tax would be 62.5 cents (6.25 cents per dollar x 10 dollars). Since he is spending $60 on this item, the equation would be (6.25 cents per dollar x 60 dollars) (6.25 cents x 60 = 375 cents).

And 375 cents equals $3.75.

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