Tax and tip word problems

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Problem

The sales tax in your city is $4.4\%$4, point, 4, percent, and an item costs $\$3$dollar sign, 3 before tax.

How much tax would you pay on that item?
Round to the nearest hundredth or cent.

$\$\$dollar sign, space

Hint #11 / 3

To find the amount of sales tax you would pay, multiply the sales tax by the original price of the item.

$\blue{4.4\%} \times \green{\$3} = \text{?}$start color #6495ed, 4, point, 4, percent, end color #6495ed, times, start color #28ae7b, dollar sign, 3, end color #28ae7b, equals, start text, question mark, end text

Hint #22 / 3

Percent means "out of one hundred," so $\blue{4.4\%}$start color #6495ed, 4, point, 4, percent, end color #6495ed is equivalent to $\blue{4.4 \div 100}$start color #6495ed, 4, point, 4, divided by, 100, end color #6495ed.

$\blue{4.4 \div 100 = 0.044}$start color #6495ed, 4, point, 4, divided by, 100, equals, 0, point, 044, end color #6495ed

Hint #33 / 3

To find the amount of sales tax that must be paid, multiply $\blue{0.044}$start color #6495ed, 0, point, 044, end color #6495ed by the original price. Round to the nearest cent.

$\blue{0.044} \times \green{\$3} = \$0.13$