Question

Use the percent equation or percent proportion to determine the cost of a pair of shoes with a price of $60 if the sales tax is 5.5%.

Answer 1

$63.30

Explanation:

So, 5.5% as a decimal is .055. So to find the sales tax since its added on, we need to multiply our price of 60 by 1.055. 60*1.055=63.3

So the price for the shoes are $63.30