What is the sales tax on the chair price $178.90 if the tax rate is 5.75%

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Wyatt Marshall

20 May, 19:33

What is the sales tax on the chair price $178.90 if the tax rate is 5.75%

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Daphne Pena · Answer 1

178.90/100 =

1.789

1.789x5.75 =

$10.28

Serena Bullock · Answer 2

So price times percent tax=tax

so then

percent means parts out of 100

5.75%=5.75/100=0.0575

5.75% of 178.90

'of' means mulitply

0.0575 times 178.90=10.286

round up

10.29

aprox $10.29 is tax