Question

Sales tax is 6% and you spend $42.

(a) How much money will you spend on tax

(b) How much money will you spend total?

Answer 1

(a) To calculate the amount of money spent on tax, multiply the sales tax rate (6%) by the total amount spent ($42).
Tax = 6% of $42 = 0.06 x $42 = $2.52.

(b) To calculate the total amount spent, add the amount spent on tax to the original amount spent.
Total = $42 + $2.52 = $44.52.

Therefore, you will spend $2.52 on tax and a total of $44.52.