Question

Jackie ordered two sweaters from an online store. One sweater cost $29.95 and the other cost $37.25. The sales tax on the purchase is 8 percent. What is the amount of tax Jackie paid?

Answer 1

To calculate the sales tax that Jackie paid, add the costs of the sweaters to get the total, convert the tax rate to a decimal, multiply by the total cost, and round to the nearest cent. Jackie paid $5.38 in sales tax.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves calculating the sales tax on an online purchase of sweaters. To find the amount of tax Jackie paid, we first need to calculate the total cost of the sweaters by adding their individual prices:

• $29.95 for the first sweater
• $37.25 for the second sweater

By adding these two amounts, we get the total cost of the sweaters:

$29.95 + $37.25 = $67.20

Next, we convert the sales tax rate from a percentage to a decimal. An 8 percent sales tax rate becomes 0.08. Now, we multiply the total cost of the sweaters by the decimal sales tax rate:

$67.20 × 0.08 = $5.376

Since we're dealing with currency, we need to round the tax amount to the nearest penny:

The sales tax Jackie paid is $5.38

To conclude, Jackie's total cost includes the combined price of the sweaters plus the sales tax:

$67.20 + $5.38 = $72.58