Sally wants to purchase a new snowblower for $349.99. The local tax is 7.5%. How much sales tax will she have to pay

Answer 1

To calculate the sales tax, you multiply the price of the snowblower by the sales tax rate.

1. Convert the tax rate to a decimal: \( 7.5% = 0.075 \)

2. Multiply the price of the snowblower by the sales tax rate: \[ \text{Sales Tax} = 349.99 \times 0.075 \]

3. Calculate: \[ 349.99 \times 0.075 = 26.24925 \]

4. Round to two decimal places (since money is usually expressed this way): \[ \text{Sales Tax} \approx 26.25 \]

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