Carla purchased a hat for $12, a purse for $26, and a dress for $125. the salsa tax rate was 5.6 percent. what was the total amount she paid

Hello mate!

The price wihtout tax is:

$12 + $26 + $125 = $163

Now, the tax rate was 5.6%, this means that there is a 5.6% of the $163 wich is added as tax:  

When you want to calculate the percent of a number, you need to multiply the number by the decimal form of such percent (wich is calculated as the percent divided by 100%)

in this case we have:

(5.6%/100%) = 0.056

and then:

0.056*$163 = $9.128

So the total price is P = $163 + $9.128 = $172.128

37.5%

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