Jamie is saving to purchase a new computer. The price of the computer is $689.00. His state charges a sales tax of 5.5%. What is the amount of sales tax Jamie has to pay? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. (1 point) Responses: 1: $3,789.50, 2: $37.90, 3: $12.52, 4: $125.27

Answer 1

To calculate the sales tax that Jamie has to pay, you can use the formula:

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

In this case:

• Price of the Computer = $689.00
• Sales Tax Rate = 5.5% = 0.055

Now, plug in the values:

\[ \text{Sales Tax} = 689.00 \times 0.055 = 37.895 \]

Rounding this to the nearest hundredth gives:

\[ \text{Sales Tax} \approx 37.90 \]

So, the amount of sales tax Jamie has to pay is $37.90 (Response 2).