Question

Taylor went shopping for a new pair of sneakers. Sales tax where she lives is 7%. What number should she multiply the price of the pair of sneakers by to find the total plus tax in one step?

Answer 1

Explanation:

To find the total price of a pair of sneakers including sales tax in one step, Taylor should multiply the price of the sneakers by 1 + the tax rate as a decimal.

In this case, the tax rate is 7%, so she would multiply the price of the sneakers by 1 + 0.07 = 1.07.

So if the price of the sneakers is $100, she would calculate the total price including tax as $100 * 1.07 = $107.