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To calculate the tax charged on an item you multiply the original price by the rate if the tax rate is 9.2% and a latter costs 59.95 how much tax is due.

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9.2 = x
100 59.95
cross multiply and get 551.54 divided by 100 which is 5.5154
$5.52 of tax is due
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