Cole needs to buy a new pair of sneakers for 49.56. If the sales tax is 6.5%, how much sales tax will Cole pay on his new sneakers?

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Keaton Andersen

8 July, 01:51

Cole needs to buy a new pair of sneakers for 49.56. If the sales tax is 6.5%, how much sales tax will Cole pay on his new sneakers?

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Israel Barber · Answer 1

Hello!

To find out how much sales tax Cole will pay on his new sneakers, we must multiply the cost of the sneakers by the percentage of tax.

49.56 * 6.5% = 3.2214

Round this to 3.2

Cole will pay $3.2 sales tax on his new sneakers.