Question

Josaleen bought a jacket for 50%. she paid 12% sales tax. what was the total price?

Answer 1

Step 1

Write out the given parameters

Price of Jacket = $50

Sales tax rate = 12%

Step 2

Write out the necessary formulas to find the total price of the Jacket

`\text{Sales tax = price of jacket}*\text{ sales tax rate}`
`\begin{gathered} \text{Sales tax = }50\text{ x }(12)/(100) \\ \text{sales tax =\$6} \end{gathered}`

Total price = price of jacket + sales tax

Total price = $50 + $6 = $ 56