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10.3 Shopping in a Third City
Here is the sales tax on the same items in City 3.
1. What is the tax rate in
this city?
item
price
(dollars)
sales tax
(dollars)
paper towels
8.00
0.58
lamp
25.00
1.83
pack of gum
1.00
0.07
laundry soap
12.00
2. For the sales tax on the laundry soap, Kiran says it should be $0.84. Lin says it should be
$0.87. Do you agree with either of them? Explain your reasoning.