Question

A shopper paid $432 for an item marked $400. What was the percent of the sales tax?

Answer 1

The item was $400, this the sales tax was 432-400 = 32 dollars. The sales tax would be 32/400 = 0.08 = 8%

8 percent

Answer 2

Answer: 8%

Explanation:

Given : A shopper paid $432 for an item marked $400.

i.e. Marked price = $400

Paid Price = $432

Then, Sales tax amount = Paid Price- Marked price

i.e. Sales tax amount= $432 -$400= $32

Now, the percent of the sales tax is given by :-

`\frac{\text{Sales tax}}{\text{marked price}}*100=\\\\=(32)/(400)*100=(32)/(4)=8\%`

Hence, the percent of the sales tax = 8%