Fawzia goes out to lunch. The bill, before tax and tip, was $15.55. A sales tax of 5% was added on. Fawzia tipped 13% on the amount after the sales tax was added. How much was the sales tax? Round to the nearest cent.
Q. Fawzia goes out to lunch. The bill, before tax and tip, was $15.55. A sales tax of 5% was added on. Fawzia tipped 13% on the amount after the sales tax was added. How much was the sales tax? Round to the nearest cent.
Calculate Sales Tax: Calculate the sales tax amount by applying the sales tax rate to the original bill amount.Sales tax = Original bill amount × Sales tax rateSales tax = $15.55×5%
Convert to Decimal: Convert the sales tax rate from a percentage to a decimal to perform the calculation.Sales tax rate as a decimal = 5%÷100=0.05
Calculate Amount: Calculate the sales tax amount using the decimal sales tax rate.Sales tax = $15.55×0.05Sales tax = $0.7775
Round to Nearest Cent: Round the sales tax amount to the nearest cent.Rounded sales tax = $0.78
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