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fatima bought an xbox game that is 38.00 plus 9% sales tax what is the sales tax on the xbox game that fatima purchased answer

User Weilou
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The tax is $3.42.

I used proportions to find the answer.

Part Percent
——— = —————.
Whole 100

Then, cross multiply.

Part • 100
—————
Percent • Whole

Finally, divide the numerator by the denominator. If you apply these steps to your problem, you will get $3.42.
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