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Camila goes out to lunch. The bill, before tax and tip, was $9.20. A sales tax of 3% was added on. Camila tipped 19% on the amount after the sales tax was added. How much was the sales tax? Round to the nearest cent.

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samuelonum1

Answer:

$0.276

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Bill= $9.20

Tax= 3%

Tip= 19%

Let us find the amount of the tax and the tip

Tax

=3/100*9.20

=0.03*9.2

=$0.276

Amount after sales tax

= 0.276+9.20

=$9.476

Tip

=19/100*9.476

=0.19*9.476

=$1.80044

Therefore the sales tax

=$0.276