Question

Rebecca is buying a new video game system that costs $190. The state sales tax rate is 4%. How much tax will Rebecca pay on the video game system?

Answer 1

If the sales tax rate is 4%, the total amount of money that Rebecca will pay is equal to 190(1.04), or 197.60 dollars. This means, that the tax that Rebecca needs to pay is just 7.60 dollars.

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