How do you find sales tax?
2 Answers
The explanation is provided for all is the following!
Explanation:
Lets start off with the definition. What even is sales tax?:
Sales tax is the "fee" we pay on something purchased. The amount of fee paid always depends on a percentage. An 8% sales tax means that for every 1$, (also 100¢) we spend an extra 8 cents.
Before I confuse you too much, I'll just give an example so you won't be like, Whu? What is she talking about?.
Example:
Part 1
A jacket costs $40 and your state's sales tax (it may vary for each state) is 8%. How much do you have to pay along with your sales tax? There are a few other methods, but in this explanation, I'm just gonna show you this one.
Step 1: Change 8% to a decimal.
*: You can do
Step 2: Multiply
So the tax will be
-----------------------------------But WAIT!!!----------------------------------------------
There's still Part 2 left! You just know the extra amount you are gonna have to pay along with the $40. Once Part 2 is over, we'll have our answer.
Part 2
We now have to add the cost of the jacket ($40) with the tax for us to get the total amount that is due.
I hope that helps!
My source: I used my brain along with this book! I recommend that book "series" to every student going into 6th grade (maybe 5th...)!
And make sure you check out Nathan C's answer in the comments below!
-Moksha
Refer to the explanation.
Explanation:
Following the previous example of
Sales Tax
Add the sales tax to the original
You can answer this question with one step.
