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If a watch costs $40 and you must pay 6.5 % sales tax, how much will the tax be?

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Answer:

the tax will be $2.6

Explanation:

percent formula: part/whole = %/100

multiply 40 by 6.5 then divide the result by 100.

6.5 percent of 40 is 2.6.

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