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What is the sales tax of 5% on a purchase of $7.82?

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Just multiply 7.82 by 0.05 (5% in decimal form) to get 0.391.
That's the sales tax, and if you want the full price, just add that to $7.82 and get $8.21.
User Yunandtidus
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I think the answer is $0.39
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