If you purchased 3 bags of chips at 89 cents each 5 candy bars at 50 cents each and one bottle of soda at 1 dollar and 89 cents what would be the sales tax you pay at 8 percent?

Answer 1

Boy, mathematics must be becoming a secret that only a few of us know. Alright, your items will cost (3 X .89) + (5 X .50) + 1.89 = $7.06. Then you simply multiply your total of $7.06 by the tax rate of 8% which is 7.06 X .08 which is equal to .5648 or 56 cents after you round the number to the nearest cent.

Answer 2

(3 x .89) + (5 x .50) + 1.89 = 7.06

7.06 x .08 = .5648 (rounded up to the nearest hundredth .57)

So, subtotal equal $7.06, tax equals $0.57, total equals $7.63.