Question

Celeste is planning to buy a new bedroom set. Because sales tax rates can vary from town to town, Celeste wants to compare the sales tax rates at two retail locations before making the purchase.The price of the new bedroom set that Celeste wants to buy is $2734. The sales tax rates on the two cities at the time of purchase are given in the table.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The first thing to do is compare the value of the sales tax rate in each state at the state and local level.

The less the value of the sales tax rate, the lower the value of the product as this value or percentage of tax is added to the net value of the item.

We can see in the table that in the state of Tallahassee, Florida, locally, the lowest sales tax rate is found.

ANSWER:

`2734*0.015=41,01\text{ }(local\text{ sales tax rate: 1.5\%)}`

Celeste will save: 41,01 in sales tax if she purchases the new bedroom set in: Tallahassee ; rather than : Valdosta