Question

A receipt from a cafe has a subtotal of 10 dollars. the amount of tax paid on the meal was 85 cents. this is a receipt for a purchase made at a restaurant in sacramento, california. the total cost of the food and drinks before taxes was . the buyer paid in sales tax. based on the receipt, sacramento has a sales tax rate of .

Answer 1

In Sacramento, California, there is an 8.5% sales tax.

What is sales tax?

Sales tax is only the tax that is tacked on to the price of an item or collection of things.

Calculation:

From the receipt, we have:

• Subtotal = $10.00
• Total = $10.85 (after tax)

Assuming the sales tax is x.

The following equation was used to determine the total:

$Total = subtotal$ × (1+x)

So, we have:

$10.85 = 10 (1+x)$

Divide both sides by 10

$1.085 = 1+x$

Subtract 1 from both sides

$0.085=x$

Rewrite the above equation as

$x=0.085$

Express as percentage

$x=8.5%$%

Hence, the sales tax rate is 8.5%

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