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the price of a new car is 29.990 if the sales tax rate is 6.5% then how much sales tax is being charged

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Is that supposed to be a comma or a decimal?
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Answer:

$1949.35 sales tax is being charged.

Explanation:

To calculate sales tax, multiply the original price by the tax rate in decimal form.

6.5% = 0.065.

price X tax rate = tax amount

29,990 X 0.065 = 1949.35

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