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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?

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  1. 7% can also be written as .07
    2. To figure out what 7% of 24.50 is than you need to multiple 24.50.07.
    3. 24.50    .07 = 1.715 or $1.72
    4. Another way to think about this is as follows:
    X/24.50= 7/100 and solve for X
    24.50*7 =100x
    171.50 =100x
    171.50/100=x
    1.715 =X
    24.50*.07= 1.715 or $    1.72

Answer:

1.72

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