Question

If the sales tax rate is $8.25 per $100.00.What is the sales tax if the sale amount is $54.80?

Answer 1

Answer: $4.52

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, sales tax rate is $8.25 per $100, this means that for every $100 item sold, $8.25 will be paid as sales tax.

Sales tax for 54.80 = x

Step 2: write the equation as;

8.25 = $100

Sales tax for $1 item will be (divide both sides by 100

$8. 25/ 100 = $0.0825

Step 3: determine the sales tax on $1 item, that is if sales tax $1 item = $0.0825

Sales tax for $54.80 item will be 0.0825 x 54.80

= $4.52