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Luisa sells stuffed animals. She sells a stuffed elephant for $34.90, and the sales tax is 9% of the sale price. About how much is the sales tax on the elephant?

User GB Hariharan
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Answer:

3.15

Explanation:

User Dkarzon
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Explanation:

Topic :- Percentage Increase

  • Percentage Increase Formula

= Cost price × Rate/one hundred

⇒ 34.90 × 9/100

⇒ 314.1/100

⇒ 3.141

Therefore, the sale tax of the elephant would be $3.141

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