An HDTV sells for $140 at a discount store. The local sales tax is 8.75%. What is the tax charged on a purchase of the HDTV?

$152.25

Step-by-step explanation:

8.75% = 0.0875

0.0875 × 140 = 12.25

12.25 + 140 = $152.25

Proof of my work in the photos. First one show how I transformed it into a decimal, second show the multiplication, and third shows the finial answer.

Explaining the addition process . . .

140

+ 12.25

---------------    

$152.25

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