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A $23.00 item with sales tax of 8%? Find the sales tax?

User Daniloquio
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Answer

The answer is $1.84

Step-by-step explanation

The formula for calculating the sales tax on a good or service is: selling price x sales tax rate, and when calculating the total cost of a purchase, the formula is: total sale amount = selling price + sales tax.

User JamesRLamar
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Answer:

Explanation:

Tax = 8% of 23

=
(8)/(100)*23

=
(184)/(100)

= $ 1.84

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