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An item is priced at $13.94. If the sales tax is 4%, what does the item cost including sales tax?

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Answer:

$14.44

Explanation:

So lets lay out the information:

The items cost: $13.94

Sales tax: 4%

Step 1, change the percent to a decimal:

To change a percent to a decimal, you move two (2) decimal places to the left. So 4% would be 0.04.

Step 2, figure out 4% of $13.94:

How we do this is we take the decimal and multiply it by $13.94.

0.04*$13.94= $0.55

Step 3, Add the tax amount to the regular amount:

$13.94+$0.55=$14.44

The item cost + sales tax is $14.44

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