Question

The sales tax rate is 6.9%. a. Find the tax paid for a pair of boots with a list price of $128. b. What is the total cost of the pair of boots?

Answer 1

$128.00× 0.069=$8.832
$128.00+$8.832=$136.832
rounded to $136.83
answer is $136.83

Answer 2

Answer: $136.83

Explanation:

Given : Sales tax rate = 6.9% =0.069

The list price of a pair of boots = $128

Then, the sales tax amount = Sales tax × List price

The sales tax amount
`= 0.069*128=\$8.832`

Now, the total cost of the pair of boots = Sales tax amount +List price

= $8.832+128

=$136.832≈ $136.83 [Rounded to the nearest cent]

Hence, the total cost of the pair of boots = $136.83