Jean is trying to read her grocery receipt, but it is blurry. The sales tax rate was 7.75%. She pays tax only on the items labeled with a T.
How much sales tax did she pay?
sales tax = $
Partial sales receipt with all amounts in dollars and cents - dog food 12.97 taxable, hand soap 3.39 taxable, peanut butter 2.99 tax exempt, pasta 1.12 tax-exempt