4. Sale of Mathematics and English books in the year 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 are given below : Years Mathematics English 2005
200 100 2006 300 250 2007 400 200 2008 500 500 Question 1. In which year is the difference in the sale minimum? (a) 2008 (b) 2007 (c) 2006 (d) 2005 Question 2.
In order to find the answer, we will have to add the initial costs of the items together, then we will calculate using the formula for percentages to find the tax rate.
<u>Calculate the percentage: </u>
<u>Add the sales tax:</u>
Which means the two items along with an 8.25% sales tax costs "$169.96 dollars."