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OpenStudy (anonymous):

asap Melanie buys a carrying case for her new laptop computer. The retail price is $24.50 and the sales tax is 7%. What is the amount of the sales tax?

OpenStudy (decarr432):

does it give you choices?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A.$1.72 B.$2.45 C.$4.90 D.$17.15 these are my choices.

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Sales tax is, simply stated, a percentage of the selling price of an object. Convert 7% into the appropriate decimal fraction, and then multiply the selling price by that fraction. The result is the tax on the sale.

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