Question

1) Erica bought a car for $24,000. She had to add Pennsylvania's sales tax of 6%. The total price of the car is closest to?

Answer 1

To find the car's total price, add the tax paid to the car's original price.

 

$32800 + $1968 = $34768

 

The total cost is $34,768

Answer 2

100% + 6% = 106%

The total price = 24,000 *106/100 = $25,440  ← answer