A desk costs $139.00. If the sales tax is 7%, how much tax would be paid on this desk?

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anonymous · Answer

Multiply .07 times 139. There ya go!

ilovecake · Answer

sales tax is added to original price
so  100% + 7% = 107%

convert to decimal->  1.07

so  139 times 1.07 = ?

anonymous · Answer

.07 because whenever you have a percent, you move the decimal two places to the right two spots. And sorry, I messed it. It shoudl be 1.07

anonymous · Answer

no you multiply .7

ilovecake · Answer

.7? HA

anonymous · Answer

No, seven cents per dollar, so 1.07.

sammixboo · Answer

139 + (139*7%)

anonymous · Answer

1.07 * 139 is.....

ilovecake · Answer

sales tax is added to original price
so  100% + 7% = 107%

convert to decimal->  1.07

so  139 times 1.07 = ?

anonymous · Answer

THEn after you do the above steps that @Ilovecake said, subtract 139 from that.

anonymous · Answer

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