QuestionFind the sales tax.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
\hline \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{ Sales Tax } \\
\hline Selling Price & Rate of Sales Tax & Sales Tax \\
\hline & & \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
The sales tax is
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
1. The selling price of the item is .
2. The rate of sales tax is .
3. We need to calculate the sales tax amount.
STEP 2
1. Convert the percentage to a decimal.
2. Calculate the sales tax using the decimal.
3. State the sales tax amount.
STEP 3
Convert the sales tax rate from a percentage to a decimal by dividing by .
STEP 4
Multiply the selling price by the decimal to find the sales tax.
STEP 5
Calculate the result of the multiplication.
STEP 6
State the sales tax amount.
The sales tax is .
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