A city's sales tax is 0.07.

1. Write this decimal as a fraction.
2. How many cents of tax are on each dollar?

as a fraction it is 7/100 and it would be 7 cents for each dollar. it is $1x.07

Answered by ashlea | 2024-06-10

we know that
To convert the decimal as fraction in this problem, multiply and divide by one hundred
0.07 = 0.07 ∗ 100 100 ​ = 100 0.07 ∗ 100 ​ = 100 7 ​
therefore
the answer Part a) is
the decimal as fraction is equal to 100 7 ​
Part b)
we know that
1 dollar is equal to 100 cents
1 cent is equal to 0.01 dollars
the tax is equal to 0.07 dollars
so
by proportion
1 100 ​ d o ll a r ce n t s ​ = 0.07 x ​ d o ll a rs ce n t s ​ x = 100 ∗ 0.7 x = 7 ce n t s
the tax is equal to 7 cents
therefore
the answer part b) is
There are 7 cents of tax in each dollar

Answered by calculista | 2024-06-11

The decimal 0.07 can be converted to the fraction 100 7 ​ . For every dollar, there are 7 cents of tax charged. Therefore, 0.07 represents a sales tax of 7 cents on each dollar spent.
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Answered by calculista | 2024-09-03