Asked by Anonymous

__________ tax is a tax calculated on the subtotal of your bill.

Sales ***

Credit

Income

To find just the tax amount of a given subtotal, you would ___________________.

multiply by the sum of one and the sales tax rate

multiply by the sales tax rate ***

add the sales tax rate

You are at the grocery store and you purchase 2 whole chickens for $12.99 each.  Sales tax is 6%.  What is the total you will pay?

$15.59 ***

$27.54

$13.77
Answered by Ms. Sue
The first two are right., The last answer is wrong.
Answered by Anonymous
is the last one b?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Yes, b.
Answered by Anonymous
can you help me with 3 more, ms sue?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Sure, :-)
Answered by Anonymous
You are in "Car Parts USA" buying some oil filters. The original price is $6.99, but you have a coupon for $3.00 off. Sales tax is 6%. What is your total amount you will pay for the filter?

$3.18 ***

$4.23

$10.59

You are at a convenience store picking up some iced tea. You see that tea is on sale for, "Buy one get one half off". If the tea normally costs $2.39 and you want four, what will be the subtotal?

$4.78

$9.56

$7.17 ***

You buy 2 gallons of paint from the hardware store for a home project. The paint normally costs $13.50/ gallon, but there is a sale for 3/$36. If sales tax is 6% and we can still get the sale price for two gallons, what would the total cost be?

$25.44

$28.62 ***

$38.16
Answered by Ms. Sue
The second is right. The other two are wrong.
Answered by Anonymous
1. b
3. d

is that correct?
Answered by Ms. Sue
One of your new answers is right and one is wrong.

Please reread and rework both problems. Do not post these questions again.
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