Question

Tom Buys a shirt for $22.00 plus 7% sales tax. His cousin buys a shirt for $18.00 plus 4% sales tax. How much do Tom and his cousin pay for the shirts? Who spent more on tax?

Answer 1

It is obvious that Tom paid more since he paid more for the shirt and had the higher tax.

Tom: $22.00 * 0.07 = $23.54

Cousin: $18.00 * 0.04 = $18.72

Answer 2

how do you find the tax aka b