Question

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 answer in hundredths

Answer 1

To calculate the sales tax that Sally will have to pay on her snowblower purchase, you can use the following formula:

\[
\text{Sales Tax} = \text{Price} \times \text{Sales Tax Rate}
\]

Given:
- Price = $349.99
- Sales Tax Rate = 7.5% = 0.075

Now, plug in the values:

\[
\text{Sales Tax} = 349.99 \times 0.075
\]

\[
\text{Sales Tax} = 26.24925
\]

Now, rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth:

\[
\text{Sales Tax} \approx 26.25
\]

Thus, Sally will have to pay approximately **$26.25** in sales tax.