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Fawzia goes out to lunch. The bill, before tax and tip, was $15.55\$15.55. A sales tax of 5%5\% was added on. Fawzia tipped 13%13\% on the amount after the sales tax was added. How much was the sales tax? Round to the nearest cent.

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Q. Fawzia goes out to lunch. The bill, before tax and tip, was $15.55\$15.55. A sales tax of 5%5\% was added on. Fawzia tipped 13%13\% on the amount after the sales tax was added. How much was the sales tax? Round to the nearest cent.
  1. Calculate Sales Tax: Calculate the sales tax amount by applying the sales tax rate to the original bill amount.\newlineSales tax = Original bill amount ×\times Sales tax rate\newlineSales tax = $15.55×5%\$15.55 \times 5\%
  2. Convert to Decimal: Convert the sales tax rate from a percentage to a decimal to perform the calculation.\newlineSales tax rate as a decimal = 5%÷100=0.055\% \div 100 = 0.05
  3. Calculate Amount: Calculate the sales tax amount using the decimal sales tax rate.\newlineSales tax = $15.55×0.05\$15.55 \times 0.05\newlineSales tax = $0.7775\$0.7775
  4. Round to Nearest Cent: Round the sales tax amount to the nearest cent.\newlineRounded sales tax = $0.78\$0.78

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