A chicken sandwich costs $4.50. There is an additional tax of $0.27. What is the percentage of tax?

Answer 1

To find the percentage of tax, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Tax Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{Tax Amount}}{\text{Cost Before Tax}}\right) \times 100 \]

In this case, the tax amount is $0.27, and the cost before tax (the price of the sandwich) is $4.50.

Plugging in the values:

\[ \text{Tax Percentage} = \left(\frac{0.27}{4.50}\right) \times 100 \]

Calculating the fraction:

\[ \frac{0.27}{4.50} \approx 0.06 \]

Now multiply by 100 to get the percentage:

\[ 0.06 \times 100 \approx 6 \]

So, the percentage of tax is approximately 6%.