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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Will fan and Medal! Find the sales tax amount. purchase price = $121.65; tax rate = 11%

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Multiply the purchase price by 11%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

By 11 or 11%?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Multiply the purchase price by 11%

OpenStudy (mertsj):

And remember: you can't use a number with a percent sign in a problem. You must convert it to either a fraction or a decimal

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

\[121.65\times\frac{11}{100}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

13.3815

OpenStudy (mertsj):

So how much is that?

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

Remember the units. The question is in dollars.

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