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An item has a listed price of $40. If the sales tax rate is 4%, how much is the sales tax (in dollars)?

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Make 4% a decimal, which is .04 and multiply that by the price, 40.00$ to get the tax, which is 1.60$, add this to 40.00$ to equal 41.60$
User Teemu Ikonen
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40 x 0.04 = $1.60
sales tax is $1.60
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