Question

A car you bought for $21,500, but you need to pay for the sales taxof 8.25%, how much does the car cost with taxes?

Answer 1

The cost of the car with sales tax would be $23,406.38.

Explanation:

You can calculate this by adding the sales tax to the cost of the car:

$21,500 * 8.25% = $1,786.25

$21,500 + $1,786.25 = $23,286.25

Answer 2

The sales tax amount can be calculated as:
$21,500 * 8.25% = $1,787.50

So the total cost of the car with taxes would be:
$21,500 + $1,787.50 = $23,287.50