The city of Atlanta recently increased their sales tax from 7.5% to 8%. How much more tax would you pay on a $10 purchase?

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

The difference from 7.5% to 8% is 0.5%
since 8 - 7.5 = 0.5


Take 0.5% of $10 to get 

0.5% of $10 = (0.5/100)*10 = ???

tell me what you get

anonymous · Answer

??

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

what is `0.5/100` equal to?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

I think you wrote something? but you deleted it?

anyways, you should find that 0.5/100 = 0.005

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

now just multiply that with 10 to get

0.005*10 = ???

anonymous · Answer

0.05?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

yep so overall, 0.5% of $10 is equal to $0.05 which is equivalent to 5 cents

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

if the tax goes from 7.5% to 8%, then you pay an additional 5 cents