Question

Anna buys a dress for $32.00, a belt for $7.95, and a scarf

for $3.45. How much sales tax is due if the tax rate is 5%?

Answer 1

Explanation:

the easiest way, to avoid individual rounding errors impacting the total result, is to sum all items up and then calculate the tax for the sum.

32 + 7.95 + 3.45 = 43.40

$43.40 = 100%

1% = 100% / 100 = 0.434

5% = 1% × 5 = 0.434×5 = 2.170

so, the sales tax is $2.17

Answer 2

$2.17 I think

Explanation:

32+3.45+7.95=43.4

43.4*.05=2.17