Sarah bought a wedding dress that costs $700. What would be the sales tax on the purchase if the city sales tax rate is 3.3% and the state sales tax rate is 5.23%?

1 Answer
Jun 24, 2018

$59.71

Explanation:

The sales tax rates combine to form a 8.53% tax rate. Now, all we need to do is find 8.53% of $700. To do this, let's convert the percentage to a decimal:

8.53%=.0853
.0853*$700 = $59.71