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Transcribed Image Text:On a trip to another state, Emily buys a shirt and a book for a total of $25. She has to pay a
4% sales tax on the things she buys. Which statement explains why the sales tax will be a
whole number of dollars?
A. Both 4 and 25 are whole numbers, so their product must be a whole number.
B. Both 4 and 25 are whole numbers, so their quotient must be a whole number.
C. The product of 4 and 25 is 100, which will be divided evenly by the 10 in the
denominator of the percentage.
D. The product of 4 and 25 is 100, which will be divided evenly by the 100 in the
denominator of the percentage.
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