Question

Ms.stoner purchased a new computer for $1,150 at the Apple Store.if sales tax is 7.5%,what was the total of her purchase?

Answer 1

The sales tax was 86.25 because when working with percent the way you convert percents to decimals  is placing it 2 places behind a decimal point for example 7.5% goes into 0.075 then you take that 0.075 then multiply your decimal with 1150 so the sales tax is 86.25