Question

What is the total price of $20,000 car plus 8.5 percent tax. How do you know

Answer 1

$21,700.00      because 20,000 multiplied by .085 is 1,700 and when you add 1700 to 20,000 you get 21,700. It is .085 because you have to move the decimal two places to the left.

Answer 2

$21,700. 20,000 * 0.085 (8.5%) = 1,700. 20,000 + 1,700 = $21,000, or the total price.