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Please help me! A pair of shoes is on sale for $29.95. What will the sales tax on the shoes be if the sales tax rate is 7 1/2%? $1.99 $2.10 $2.25 $2.99

Please help me! A pair of shoes is on sale for $29.95. What will the sales tax on the shoes be if the sales tax rate is 7 1/2%? $1.99 $2.10 $2.25 $2.99
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A pair of shoes is on sale for $29.95. What will the sales tax on the shoes be if the sales tax rate is
7 1/2%?
$1.99
$2.10
$2.25
$2.99

User Binaya
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You need to find 7 1/2% of $29.95.
To do that, just multiply the percent by the number.

7 1/2% * $29.95 =

= 7.5% * $29.95

= 0.075 * $29.95

= $2.24625

The answer is $2.25
User Jovana
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