Question

Your brand new car costs 16000 dollars. If sales tax is 8%, how much will it truly cost
with sales tax?

Answer 1

Sales tax amount:-

• 8% of 16000$
• 0.08(16000)
• 8(160)
• 1280$

Price:-

• 16000+1280
• 17280$

Answer 2

Answer:

$17,280

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

• Cost of car = $16,000
• Sales tax = 8%

Solving :

• When sales tax is added to the cost, the final cost will be 8% more than 16,000 or 108% of 16,000
• 16,000 x 1.08
• $17,280 is the actual price of the car with tax