Question

there is a sales tax of $24 on an item that costs $276 before tax. A second item cost $218.50 before tax. What is the sales tax on the second item?

Answer 1

Sales tax = 24/276 x 100 = 8.7%
Sales tax of the second item is 8.7/100 x 218.50 = 0.087 x 218.50 = $19