Question

A $50.00 pair of shoes is discounted 20%. If sales tax is 8%, what is the amount of tax paid?

A) $0.32
B) $0.40
C) $3.20
D) $4.00

Answer 1

It would be answer b

Answer 2

The amount of tax paid is C. $3.20

Explanation:

If we take $50.00 and give a 20% discount, we're taking 20% of 50 and then subtracting it from the origional price (50) which brings us down to 40, because 20% of 50 is 10 and we subtract.

Now that we have $40.00, sales tax comes in at a whopping 8%. To calculate the solution of a price with sales tax, we need to find what 8% of $40 is, which after calculations will be 3.20.

Since this question is asking on tax only, our answer is $3.200, C.