Question

Jennifer is buying new school clothes. The items she wants to buy add up to $132.50. Sales tax is calculated by multiplying the total amount by 0.08. What is the amount of sales tax for the items?

Answer 1

$10.60

Explanation:

Multiply 132.50 by 0.08 to calculate the amount of sales tax:

132.50(0.08)

= 10.6

So, the amount of sales tax was $10.60