SOLUTION: 1. How do you solve 1/5 of 325 2. How do you manually compute the sales tax of 3% of $4,378.00 Thank You

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Question 575680: 1. How do you solve 1/5 of 325
2. How do you manually compute the sales tax of 3% of $4,378.00

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Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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1) of means multiply so 1/5 of 325 is %281%2F5%29%28325%29=65
2) .03+%2A+4378=%283%2A4378%29%2F100
3 times 8 is 24 write 4 carry 2
3 times 7 is 21+2 is 23 write 3 next to 4 and carry the 2
3 times 3 is 9+2 is 11 write 1 next to 3 and carry the 1
3 times 4 is 12+1 is 13 write 13 next to 1
your number now should be 13134 now divide by 100
when diviting by 100 you move the decimal place 2 times to the left
13134.0/100=131.34
so the answer is 131.34