Question

A person buys a refrigerator for ​$232.56 ​(not including sales​ tax) at an appliance store in their​ city, which has a sales tax of 5​%. How much money is the sales​ tax?

Answer 1

Answer: 1162.80

Explanation:

There's 2 total decimal places in both numbers.

Ignore the decimal places and complete the multiplication as if operating on two integers.

2 3 2 5 6

× 5

+ 1 1 6 2 8 0

= 1 1 6 2 8 0Rewrite the product with 2 total decimal places.

Answer = 1162.80

Therefore:

232.56 × 5 = 1162.80