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What is the sales tax on a $8.50 item if the sales - tax rate is 61/2, PLEASE HELP.  :()

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If you would like to know what is the sales tax on a $8.50 item, you can calculate this using the following steps:

61/2% of $8.50 = 61/2% * 8.50 = 30.5% * 8.50 = 30.5/100 * 8.50 = $2.59

The correct result would be $2.59.
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