Question

The sales tax in your city is 4.5 percent, and an item costs 3 before tax.
How much tax would you pay on that item?
Round to the nearest hundredth or cent.

Answer 1

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$\green{\tt{\therefore{Tax\:paid=0.135\:rupees}}}$

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$\green{\underline \bold{Given :}} \\ \tt: \implies Sales \: tax\% = 4.5\% \\ \\ \tt: \implies Cost \: price = 3 \: rupees \\ \\ \red{\underline \bold{To \: Find :}} \\ \tt: \implies Tax \: paid = ?$

• According to given question :

$\bold{As \: we \: know \: that} \\ \tt: \implies Sales \: tax = Sales \: tax \% \: of \: Cost \: price \\ \\ \tt: \implies Sales \: tax =4.5\% \: of \: 3 \\ \\ \tt: \implies Sales \: tax = \frac{4.5}{100} \times 3 \\ \\ \tt: \implies Sales \: tax = \frac{13.5}{100} \\ \\ \green{\tt: \implies Sales \: tax =0.135 \: rupees} \\ \\ \bold{For \: Total \: amount \: paid : } \\ \tt: \implies Total\:amount=3 + 0.135 \\ \\ \green{\tt: \implies Total\:amount=3.135 \: rupees}$

Answer 2

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QUESTION :

The sales tax in your city is 4.5 percent, and an item costs 3 before tax.

The sales tax in your city is 4.5 percent, and an item costs 3 before tax.How much tax would you pay on that item?

The sales tax in your city is 4.5 percent, and an item costs 3 before tax.How much tax would you pay on that item?Round to the nearest hundredth or cent.

SOLUTION :

Rate of sales tax = 4.5 %

=> Sales Tax Paid

=> 4.5 % of 3

=> Rs. 0.135....... .... ( A )

Total Amount =

=> 104.5 % of 3

=> 3.135.... ....( A )