Paul's father bought a lawn mower
for $220. A sales tax of 5% was
charged. What was the amount
of sales tax?

The sales tax is $11

Step-by-step explanation:

The sales tax is found by the original price times the tax rate

tax = 220*5%

Changing to a decimal form

tax = 220 * .05

      =11

The sales tax is $11

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