Question

The sales tax rate is 5%. If Carmen buys a fountain priced at $329.97, how muchztax will

she pay?
Round your answer to the nearest cent: $

Answer 1

346.47

Explanation:

the equation is: 329.97 * 5/100 + 329.97

= 16.4985 +329.97=346.4685

rounding to the nearest cent we get 346.47

Answer 2

$16.50

Explanation:

Take the total price, convert the percentage to a decimal and multiply the two together.

329.97*0.05=16.498

Round to the nearest cent.

$16.50