Bella wants to purchase a t-shirt for $14.89. She knows that sales tax is an additional 5%, or , 1/20 of the price. To find the exact amount of the sales tax, she should multiply the purchase price by _. A good estimate for the amount of sales tax is_ . A good estimate for the total price, including sales tax, _______

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Multiply $14.89 by 0.05 to find the tax.
Use $15 to estimate the sales tax: divide $15 by 20 to get 75c, which is 15/20=3/4 of 100 cents.
The estimate for the total price is therefore $15.75.

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