Question

akio buys scissors for 3.79, tape for 2.57, and pens for 5.80.the sales tax is 6.25percent what is the amount of tax for akios purchases

Answer 1

First add the prices together: 3.79+2.57+5.80=12.16
then multiply by 0.0625 (this is 6.25 in percentage form) to get 0.76
then add 0.76 to 12.16 to get 12.92 for the total cost.

the tax is 0.76 dollars

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