the sales tax rate is Jan's town is $7.5%. If she buys 3 lamps for $23.59 each and a sofa for $769.99, how much sales tax does she owe? Any one know HELP
+220 First, add up the prices of all the things Jan bought.
(23.59*3) + (769.99) = 840.76
Second, we convert the sales tax (7.5%) to a decimal by moving the decimal point two spots to the left, and by getting rid of the percentage sign.
7.5% = 0.075
Third, we multiply this demical with the total price we got earlier to find out how much sales tax Jan owes.
0.075 * 840.76 = 63.057
Finally, we add the dollar sign and round to the second decimal place and we have our final answer!
$63.06
