What is the first step in calculating sales tax by hand?

Calculating Sales Tax by Hand

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Mathematics
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6th - 10th Grade
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Liam Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Converting the sales tax rate to a decimal
Adding the sales tax to the original price
Multiplying the price by the sales tax rate
Rounding the sales tax amount
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you convert a percentage to a decimal?
Add 100
Divide by 100
Subtract 100
Multiply by 100
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the decimal form of 7.5%?
0.75
0.0075
0.075
7.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the next step after converting the sales tax rate to a decimal?
Multiplying the price by the sales tax rate
Rounding the sales tax amount
Adding the sales tax to the original price
Converting the decimal back to a percentage
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When multiplying decimals, what should you do with the decimal points initially?
Ignore them and place them at the end
Multiply them
Add them together
Subtract them
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many digits should be to the right of the decimal in the final answer when multiplying 59.49 by 0.075?
6
4
3
5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To what place value should you round the sales tax amount when dealing with money?
Hundredths
Tenths
Whole number
Thousandths
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