Question

Tiana buys a new cell phone with a retail price of $80.00.

The sales tax on the phone is 7%.

What is the total cost for the cell phone?

Answer 1

85.60

Explanation:

We add the percentage of sales tax to the total. this would mean that we are paying 100% + 7% tax, or 107%.

107% = 107/100 = 1.07; that would give us

80(1.07) = 85.60.

Answer 2

$85.60

Explanation:

We add the percentage of sales tax to the total. This means we are paying 100% + 7% tax, or 107%.

107% = 107/100 = 1.07; this gives us

80(1.07) = 85.60.