Question

the sales tax rate in a city is 7.33% How much sales tax is charged on a purchase of 2 juicers at ​$65.47 each? What is the total​ price?.

Answer 1

well, what's 7.33% of 65.47?

`\begin{array}c \cline{1-1} \textit{\textit{\LARGE a}\% of \textit{\LARGE b}}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{\textit{\LARGE a}}{100} \right)\cdot \textit{\LARGE b} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{7.33\% of 65.47}}{\left( \cfrac{7.33}{100} \right)65.47} ~~ \approx ~~ 4.8~\hfill \underset{total~price}{\stackrel{65.47~~ + ~~4.8}{\approx\text{\LARGE 70.27}}}`