Homework Help: 5th grade - Math

Posted by RJ on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 9:30pm.

If the retail tax rate is 5 cents for every 1 dollar you spend, how much tax would you pay for a $0.15 item?

5th grade - Math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 9:36pm
A tax of $0.05 on every dollar is 5%.

Multiply:

0.05 * 0.15 = 0.0075

0.0075 is rounded up to $0.01 or 1 cent for a 15 cent purchase.
5th grade - Math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 9:48pm
Your total is $0.16 or 16 cents.
5th grade - Math - RJ, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 9:50pm
Thank you, I was very confused on how to solve it.
5th grade - Math - katie, Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 11:49am
i need help on my end of the year exam can you help me on inputs ouputs
5th grade - Math - patty, Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 5:26pm
can you tell me what 3rd to the fifth power is

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