Question

Ralph Jordan recently bought a new lawnmower for $228.00. If he paid 6% sales tax on the lawnmower, what was the total cost of the lawnmower? A. $241.68 B. $312.42 C. $251.62 D. $234.00

Answer 1

What we need to do here to find out the total cost of the lawnmower is to add the sales tax to its standard price. So we have: FinalCost = 228 + 6/100 * 228 <=> FinalCost = 228 + 13.68 <=> FinalCost = $241.68. So the answer is A.