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The sales tax is 4%. the cost of lunch is $6.50. what is the amount of the sales tax?
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The sales tax is 4%. the cost of lunch is $6.50. what is the amount of the sales tax?

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Sales tax is a percentage of the cost added on. Take 6.50$ and multiply it by 4 %. Then you need to add the product to the original cost to get the final answer. You should end up with 6.76$. 
User Jeffox
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4% of 6.50 = 0.26.
So the sales tax is $0.26. Hope it helps!
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