Question

Jim bought a pair of shoes for $50 and laces for $1 if the sales tax is 7% how much tax must he pay?

Answer 1

from the question given, we have

1. cost of shoes

2. percentage of sale tax

3. cost of laces

let's find 7% in $50 and also $1

the sales tax in the shoes are

`\begin{gathered} 7\text{ \% in 50} \\ (7)/(100)=(x)/(50) \\ 100x=7*50 \\ 100x=350 \\ \text{divide both sides by 100} \\ (100x)/(100)=(350)/(100) \\ x=3.5 \end{gathered}`