Question

When buying a pair of jeans, Rick paid 8% of the purchase price in sales tax. If the price of the jeans was $24.50, how much did Rick pay in tax?

A)$1.69
B)$1.79
C)$1.86
D)$1.96

Answer 1

$24.50 * $0.08 = $1.96

Answer 2

The correct answer is option D.

Explanation:

First we must start by analyzing the information provided.

We know that the price of a pair of jeans was $ 24.50. At the time of paying them they added us 8% in taxes.

What we must find out now is what the value of that tax is and we will do it in a very simple way.

Simply multiplying the value of the jean by 0.08.

24.50 x 0.08 = 1.96.

In this way we can verify that the value of the tax was 1.96. Therefore, the correct answer is option D.