The cost of a movie ticket usually includes sales tax. What price would you pay for the movie if the pre-tax cost is $8.50, and the tax is 7.532 cents per dollar?
1 Answer
Oct 20, 2017
$9.14
Explanation:
To find the cost including the sales tax, find the amount taxed and add it to the pre-tax cost.
7.532 cents = 0.07532 dollars
Every dollar, an extra 0.07532 dollars needs to be added.
Total
Total cost is $9.14