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Melanie buys a carrying case for her new laptop computer. The retail price is $24.50 and the sales tax is 7%. What is the amount of the sales tax?

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the answer $1.72. you divide $24.50 by .07 and the answer comes out to $1.715 and then you round up and have 1.72
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