Question

Colleen buys a movie for $30 and pays 8% sales tax. Her cousin, Brad, lives in another state. Brad buys the same movie for $32 and pays 7% sales tax. Who pays more sales tax? How much more?

Answer 1

Brad pays more than Colleen by %1.84

Explanation:

30 multiplied by 1.08 (1.08 is the original price plus the 8% tax) is 32.4. 32 multiplied by 1.07 is equal too 34.24.

Answer 2

Colleen pays $2.40 in tax

Brad pays $2.24 in tax

so Colleen pays more by $0.16

Explanation: