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  • 24-09-2021
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Whitney wants to buy a sweater for $36. If the sales tax rate is 8.25%, what will be the amount of sales tax on Whitney’s purchase?

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Answer:297.00

Step-by-step explanation:

There's 2 total decimal places in both numbers.

Ignore the decimal places and complete the multiplication as if operating on two integers.

         3 6

×       8 2 5

+       1 8 0

+       7 2  

+   2 8 8    

=  2 9 7 0 0Rewrite the product with 2 total decimal places.

Answer = 297.00

Therefore:

36 × 8.25 = 297.00

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