Lexis wants to buy a new snowblower for $315.55. The local sales tax is 6.5%. How much sales tax will she have to pay? Round to the nearest hundredth. (1 point)
To find the amount of sales tax Lexis will have to pay, you need to multiply the cost of the snowblower by the sales tax rate.
Sales tax = Cost of snowblower * Sales tax rate
Sales tax = $315.55 * 0.065
Sales tax = $20.50
Therefore, Lexis will have to pay $20.50 in sales tax.