The sales tax on a purchase of L dollars is 5 %. Write an algebraic expression that represents the total amount of sales tax.
A) $5 + L$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 5 } L$
C) $0.05 + L$
D) $5 L$
E) $0.05 L$

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The sales tax is 5% of the purchase price, which means it is 0.05 times the purchase price, or 0.05L. So the correct algebraic expression is E) 0.05L.

The Sales Tax on a Purchase of L Dollars Is 5+L5 + L5+L

The Sales Tax on a Purchase of L Dollars Is $5 + L$