Question

A camera has a listed price of $653.99 before tax. If the sales tax rate is 8.5%, find the total cost of the camera with sales tax included.

Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.

Answer 1

$709.58

Explanation:

The total cost is 100% plus the tax rate of 8.5%, it will be 108.5%

To find the cost of the camera with the sales tax included, we take

$653.99 divided by 100, then times 108.5 = $709.58

So, the cost of the camera with sales tax is $709.58