Question

James buys a new sofa for $940. If the sales tax is 6.5%, what will be his total cost

Answer 1

To get the total cost. Given the cost of the sofa to be

$\text{ \ 940}$

We will first find the amount of the tax paid, we will find 6.5% of the sofa

$6.5\text{ \% of \ 940}$

This will be

$\frac{6.5}{100}\times940=\frac{6110}{100}=\text{ \ 61.10}$

The final step will be to add up the tax and that of the sofa

$\text{ \ 940+ \ 61.1= \ 1001.1}$

Therefore, the total cost will be

$\text{ \ 1001.1}0$