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What operation is performed in order to determine the amount of sale tax

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Multiply. If there is 7ยข per dollar of sales tax, you would multiply the amount the item costs by 1.07 to get the new price
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Answer:

multiplication

Explanation:

You have to multiply the cost of an item or service by the sales tax in order to find out the total cost.

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