Question

Sally wants to purchase a new snowblower for $349.99. The local sales tax is 7.5%. How much sales tax will she have to pay? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth

Answer 1

To calculate the sales tax, we will multiply the price of the snowblower by the sales tax rate:

349.99 * 0.075 = $26.25

Sally will have to pay $26.25 in sales tax.