Homework Help: math

Posted by sharon on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 5:30pm.

i have $30.00 to spend on a dress the sales tax is 5%.About (estimate)how much can the dress cost if i want to spend all my money? ---need an answer ive done this over and over but confused on the estimate part.

math - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 5:35pm
0.05 * 30 = $1.50

If you bought a dress for $28.50, you'd pay almost $1.50 in tax.

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