Question

Find the sales tax. Then find the total cost of the item.

Sales Tax
Selling Price Rate of Sales Tax Sales Tax
$70.00
4%
?
The sales tax is $

Answer 1

Tax is $2.80

Explanation:

When you multiply $70 by 0.04 (4% in decimal form), that is the answer you get, which tells you how much the sales tax is.

Answer 2

The sales tax is 2.8 and the total cost is 72.8.

Explanation:

4% = 0.04

70.00 × 0.04 = 2.8

70 + 2.8 = 72.8