Question

Celeste is planning to buy a new bedroom set. Because sales tax rates can vary from town to town,
Celeste wants to compare the sales tax rates at two retail locations before making the purchase.
The price of the new bedroom set that Celeste wants to buy is $2,734. The sales tax rates in the
two cities at the time of purchase are given in the table.

Answer 1

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Answer:

  $13.67, Valdosta, Tallahassee

Step-by-step explanation:

The total sales tax rate in Valdosta is 4% +3% = 7%.

The total sales tax rate in Tallahassee is 6% +1.5% = 7.5%, which is 0.5% higher than in Valdosta. That percentage makes a difference in the final price of ...

  0.5% × $2734 = 0.005×$2734 = $13.67

Celeste will save $13.67 in sales tax if she makes her purchase in Valdosta rather than Tallahassee .