Question

The sales tax on a $44.00 purchase is $2.42. At this rate, what would be the tax on goods worth $60.00?

Answer 1

We can use proportions to find out the tax on goods worth $60.00:

Let x be the tax on goods worth $60.00.

Then, we can set up the following proportion:

tax/sales = tax rate

or

2.42/44 = x/60

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and simplify:

44x = 2.42 * 60

44x = 145.20

x = 145.20/44

x = 3.3 (rounded to the nearest cent)

Therefore, the tax on goods worth $60.00 would be $3.30.

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