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If the sales tax rate is 7.25% in California, then how much tax should a merchant charge in San Francisco for the sale of a $15 scarf?

If the sales tax rate is 7.25% in California, then how much tax should a merchant charge in San Francisco for the sale of a $15 scarf?
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If the sales tax rate is 7.25% in California, then how much tax should a merchant charge in San Francisco for the sale of a $15 scarf?

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$15 x .0725 = 1.0875 which we have to round to $1.09
Notice how I changed the 7.25% to a decimal .0725 by moving it back two places.
User Janusz Chudzynski
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Sales tax is:
$15* (7.25/100)= $1.09.

The sales tax is $1.09~
User Martin Konecny
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