SOLUTION: Could you help me with making a proportion,to help find sales tax? If a dress costs $22.50 and the sales tax is 7.5%

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Question 353270: Could you help me with making a proportion,to help find sales tax? If a dress costs $22.50 and the sales tax is 7.5%
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7.5% = 0.075
Tax = 22.5*0.075 = $1.6875 =~ $1.69

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