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Sarah is completing a tax form. The tax is 15.8% of $43.000. How much tax does Sarah have to pay?

User Anthony Do
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Sarah has to pay $6,794.

Step-by-step explanation:

Convert the percent to a decimal and multiply that by the total amount:

• .158x43,000= 6,794
User Shaun Hamman
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Hey there! I'm happy to help!

To write a percentage as a decimal, you move the decimal place to the left two digits, so 15.8% as a decimal is 0.158.

To find the percentage of a certain number, you multiply it this percent by the certain number.

0.158×43000=6794

So, Sarah will have to pay $6,794.

Have a wonderful day! :D

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