an item has a listed price of $60. if the sal...

an item has a listed price of $60. if the sales tax rate is 9%, how much is the sales tax (in dollars)? sales tax: $

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# Explanation: ## Step1: Convert percentage to decimal $9\%=0.09$ ## Step2: Calculate sales - tax amount $60\times0.09 = 5.4$ # Answer: $5.4$