An item has a listed price of $50. If the sales tax rate is 5%, how much is the sales tax (in dollars)?
what is
.05(50) ?
or , in your head ...
10% of 50 would be 5
so 5% would be half of that , or 2.5
.05(50) ?
or , in your head ...
10% of 50 would be 5
so 5% would be half of that , or 2.5