Question

Sales tax in City A is 20%. Han paid $14 for his meal before tax. What is the total price of his meal after tax?

Answer 1

Since we know that the sales tax is 20%, we must convert this percent to a decimal. Let's divide by 100 to make it a decimal:

$\frac{20}{100}=0.2$

Then we multiply the original price by the tax in decimal form:

$14*0.2=2.8$

So we know that the tax will total $2.80. Then we need to add this to the original price to find the total price of the meal:

$14+2.80=16.80$

Now we know the total price of Han's meal is $16.80.