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Sharon wants to buy a shirt that cost 20$.the sale tax is 5%.how much is the sale tax. what is her total cost for the shirt

User Uli Kunkel
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Answer:

1.00 = 5% 21.00

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User Avar
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Answer:
5% Sales Tax on top of the original cost of $20 would be $1 more making your answer $21.

Step-by-step explanation:
In order for you to find the sales tax you need to multiply the purchase price by the sales tax in decimal form. In this case 20* 0.05= 1.
Hope that helps!
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