SOLUTION: a sales tax of 5 and 3 over 4 percent is charged on a blouse priced at $42. How much sales tax must be paid

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Question 94204: a sales tax of 5 and 3 over 4 percent is charged on a blouse priced at $42. How much sales tax must be paid
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 3/4%=.0575
.0575*42=$2.415 IS THE SALES TAX ON THE BLOUSE.