SOLUTION: Sally buys the $20 CD. The sales tax is 8%. She makes $100 a week. What % of Sally's income is the amount of the tax?

SOLUTION: Sally buys the $20 CD. The sales tax is 8%. She makes $100 a week. What % of Sally's income is the amount of the tax?

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Sally buys the $20 CD. The sales tax is 8%. She makes $100 a week. What % of Sally's income is the amount of the tax?

Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.08*20=$1.60 IS THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX.
1.60/100=.016 OR 1.6% ANS.
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