document.write( "Question 824006: You want to buy a CD that costs $18.50. The sales-tax rate in your state is 4.5 percent. How much sales tax will you pay for this CD? \n" ); document.write( "
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4.5% of $18.50 = 0.045 * 18.50\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4.5% of $18.50 = 0.8325\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4.5% of $18.50 = 0.83\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So you will pay $0.83 or 83 cents in sales tax.
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