Question

The sale tax in New York is 8.25%, about how much will a 65.95 pair of shoes cost including sale tax

Answer 1

sale tax in NEW YORK wilbe for the shoes
cost including the tax 74.2

Answer 2

In order to solve, you must multiply the original price of the sneakers by the sales tax (in decimal form). So,

$65.95 x 0.0825 = $5.440875 < this is the amount of tax. Add this to the original price to find the total.

$65.95 + $5.440875 = $71.390875, which rounds to $71.39 with tax.