Question

Felicia bought a jackhammer priced at $8.48. The total price, including sales tax, was $9.73. What was the sales tax percentage? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

14.7%

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN: Felicia bought a jackhammer priced at $\ 8.48$. The total price, including sales tax, was $\ 9.73$.

TO FIND: What was the sales tax percentage.

SOLUTION:

Price of jackhammer $=\ 8.48$

Total price including sales tax $=\ 9.73$

Total sales tax on jackhammer $=9.73-8.48=\ 1.25$

Total sales tax percentage $=\frac{1.25}{8.48}\times100=14.7\%$

Hence the total sales tax percentage  on jackhammer is 14.7%