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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Take the percentage 11% and convert to decimal by moving the decimal 2 times to the left. .11 x 121.65 = 13.3815 tax amount To find 11% of the purchase price. To find the purchase price, you add add the tax to the price :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well..Over all i came up with 13.38

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Right, that is the tax! correct, so if ur q is just asking for "the sales tax" then 13.38 is just sales tax! That is your answer! :) If you wanted to find the overall price you add the sales tax to the purchase price :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Get it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I do C:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Awesome, happy to help :D

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