SOLUTION: 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?

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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?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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4.5% of $18.50 = 0.045 * 18.50

4.5% of $18.50 = 0.8325

4.5% of $18.50 = 0.83

So you will pay $0.83 or 83 cents in sales tax.