Could you please help me solve this? I'm not looking for just the answer i'd like to know how to solve it please :)
Mary had a meal the Carrington Cafe, which cost $19.70. If the tax was 5.5 %, how much did she pay in tax? Round to the nearest cent.
a$1.08
b$5.50
c$1.97
d$2.20

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Could you please help me solve this? I'm not looking for just the answer i'd like to know how to solve it please :)
Mary had a meal the Carrington Cafe, which cost $19.70. If the tax was 5.5 %, how much did she pay in tax? Round to the nearest cent.
 a$1.08
 b$5.50
 c$1.97
 d$2.20

jango_in_dtown · Answer

tax=(5.5/100*19.70)=1.0835 when rounded gives 1.08

jango_in_dtown · Answer

x% of P=(x/100*P)

annjewell1998 · Answer

Thank you so much! This helped! :)