John Naraghi purchased an item costing $18 in a state having a sales tax of 4%. Compute the amount of change John Naraghi received from a $20 bill. a. $2.00 b. $1.36 c. $1.60 d. $1.28
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To do this, we multiply the cost of the item by the sales tax rate: $18 * 0.04 = $0.72. Show more…
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