Ellie is buying a camera for $615.50 and a camera bag is $65.50. If the sales tax rate is 8%, what will be the amount of sales tax on Ellie's purchase?

Question

Responses

A$35.26
$35.26
B$40.58
$40.58
C$54.48
$54.48
D$58.72

Answer 1

To find the sales tax amount, we need to calculate 8% of the total purchase price, which is the sum of the camera and camera bag prices.

Camera price: $615.50
Camera bag price: $65.50
Total purchase price: $615.50 + $65.50 = $681.00

Sales tax amount: 8% of $681.00 = 8/100 * $681.00 = $54.48

Therefore, the amount of sales tax on Ellie's purchase is $54.48.

The correct answer is C$54.48 or $54.48.