Question

James buys a new sofa for $940. If the sales tax is 6.5%, what will be his total cost

Answer 1

To get the total cost. Given the cost of the sofa to be

`\text{ \$940}`

We will first find the amount of the tax paid, we will find 6.5% of the sofa

`6.5\text{ \% of \$940}`

This will be

`(6.5)/(100)*940=(6110)/(100)=\text{ \$61.10}`

The final step will be to add up the tax and that of the sofa

`\text{ \$940+ \$61.1= \$1001.1}`

Therefore, the total cost will be

`\text{ \$1001.1}0`