text: # math
  
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  heather is bying a t shirt for 8 dollars. sales tax is 8 1/4 cents per dollar. how much will heather pay in sales tax on her purchase?
  
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  8 1/4 cents per dollar = 0.0825
  
  8 * 0.0825 = 0.66
  
  Or -- you could do it this way.
  
  8 1/4 * 8 = 64 8/4 = 66 cents
  
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  \$0.50
  
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