100 ST = 540
Divide 540 by 100.
To find a sales tax of 6% on a purchase of $90.00 using the proportion method you would write the following:
6/100 = ST/$90
The calculations in this problem would give you the following: (ST)= $540.00
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The answer would be $95.40 because 6/100 is .06, which equals 540/90 = 6% and you multiply that by 90. What you get is 5.4, and add that to 90, you get $95.40.
The problem just asks for the tax, not the total purchase.
Ok then, it'd be $5.40...
You have made a purchase of $87.00. The state sales tax is 6% and the county tax is 1.25%. The total tax is _____ .
You have made a purchase of $87.00. The state sales tax is 6% and the county tax is 1.25%. The total tax is _____ .