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A bag of fertilizer costs $8.99 and tax is 8.25%. What will be the total amount Mrs. Thomas will need to cover her garden? Show your calculations in the space below.

User Pulp
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You take 8.99 and multiply it by .825 you get 7.4165 and you round that up to 7.4 the you move your decimal and add it yo the 8.99 and the will give you

$9.73
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