Question

Betty Jo bought a new car and the sales tax of 15 of the cost of her car was added to the purchase price of $39,000. How much was the sales tax?

Answer 1

Greetings!

Answer:

$5850

Explanation:

If 100% of the car price is 24,600 , then you need to find what 15% is.

To do this you can use the percentage formula:

Amount x
`(percentage)/(100)`

Now, you can simply plug the values into this

39000 x
`(15)/(100)`

39000 x 0.15 = 5850

So the total of the tax would be $5850!

Hope this helps!