Question

In a city in Ohio, the sales tax rate is 7.25%. Complete the table to show the sales tax and the total price including tax for each item. price before price including item tax ($) sales tax (S) tax S) pillow 8.00 A What is the total price, in dollars, that would go in box B?

Answer 1

The total price in dollars that would go in box B is $8.58

Here we want to calculate the value of the sales tax and the price including tax

From the question, we are told that the sales tax rate is 7.25%

So the sales tax for a pillow of $8 will be;

7.25% of $8

$\frac{7.25}{100}\text{ }\times\text{ 8 = 0.58}$

The sales tax value is $0.58

The price including tax will be the price before tax plus the sales tax

Mathematically, that will be $8 + $0.58 = $8.58