SOLUTION: If the price of a $15 T-shirt is reduced by 1/3, how much sales tax must be paid on the T-shirt in a state having a 4% sales tax?

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Question 19694: If the price of a $15 T-shirt is reduced by 1/3, how much sales tax must be paid on the T-shirt in a state having a 4% sales tax?
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the shirt cost $15 and reduced by 1/3; it would be reduced by $5;
So you pay $15-5=$10
You pay sales tax on $10;
$10(4%)=.40
So you pay $.40 sales tax.
Hope this helps
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