If a watch costs $40 and you must pay 6.5 % sales tax, how much will the tax be?

Answer 1

To calculate the sales tax on a watch that costs $40 with a tax rate of 6.5%, you can use the following formula:

$$\text{Sales Tax}=\text{Cost}\times \text{Tax Rate}$$

Substituting in the values:

$$\text{Sales Tax}=40\times 0.065$$

Calculating that gives:

$$\text{Sales Tax}=2.60$$

So, the sales tax will be $2.60.