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A local city collects 8% sales tax. If the

total purchase was $216.00, then how
much was collected for sales tax?​

User Tuxer
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Answer:

17.28

Explanation:

User Dfmuir
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Turn percentage into a decimal.

8% = 0.08

Multiply.

216 * 0.08 = $17.28

Final Answer.

$17.28 was collected for sales tax.

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