Luke went shopping for a new pair of pants. The listed price of the pair of pants was $21, but the price with tax came to $22.05. Find the percent sales tax

Answer 1

To find the percent sales tax, we need to first calculate the amount of tax paid on the pants.

Tax paid = Total price - Listed price
Tax paid = $22.05 - $21
Tax paid = $1.05

Next, we need to find the percent sales tax by dividing the tax paid by the listed price and then multiplying by 100 to get the percentage.

Percent sales tax = (Tax paid / Listed price) * 100
Percent sales tax = ($1.05 / $21) * 100
Percent sales tax = 0.05 * 100
Percent sales tax = 5%

Therefore, the percent sales tax is 5%.