Question

Effram buys a new set of golf clubs for $460. If a 9% sales tax is added on, how much will he pay in taxes?​

Answer 1

Given:

Price of golf after tax = $460

Rate of sales tax = 9%

To find:

The amount of tax.

Solution:

Let x be the price of golf before tax.

According to the question,

Price of golf after tax = Price of golf before tax + tax

`460=x+(9)/(100)x`

`460=x+0.09x`

`460=1.09x`

Divide both sides by 1.09.

`(460)/(1.09)=x`

`422.01835=x`

`x\approx 422`

So, price of golf before tax is $422.

Now,

`tax = (9)/(100)x`

`tax = (9)/(100)(422)`

`tax =(3798)/(100)`

`tax=37.98`

Therefore, the amount of tax is $37.98.