Question

The sales tax rate for a local county is 8.9
%
. If an item costs $361 (before tax), how much sales tax will be due?

Answer 1

Multiply the cost by the tax, but make sure you make the percentage into decimal form by dividing it by 100.

8.9/100 is 0.089.
0.089x361 is 32.129

Now add the tax due to the original cost.

32.129+361= 393.129

Now round your answer to the hundredths place (cannot have thousandths place when working with money)

$393.13