Question

The price of a pair of shoes is $45.90. The sales tax rate is 5%. How much sales tax do you need to pay?

Answer 1

Multiply the price by the 5% by turning the percent into a decimal.
5% = 0.05
45.90 x 0.05 = $2.295
Which can be rounded to 2.30 if needed.

Answer 2

The sales tax to be paid for the pair of shoes is $2.29.

Explanation:

If the price of a pair of shoes is $45.90, and the sales tax rate for it is of 5%, in order to know the sales tax to be paid we have to do the following calculation:

(45.90 x 5) / 100 = X

229.5 / 100 = X

2.295 = X

So, as we can see, the sales tax to be paid is $2.29