Question

If the sales tax in your city is 10.8%, and an item costs$191 before tax, how much tax would you pay on that item?

Answer 1

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Percentage of sales tax charged = 10.8%
Cost of an item before sales tax = $191
Amount of tax that needs to be paid = (10.8/100) * 191
                                                         = 2062.8/100
                                                         = 20.628
                                                         = 20.63
Then the total amount of sales tax that need to be paid is $20.63. I hope the procedure of doing such problems is clear and you got the answer that you were looking for.