Question

The tax on a purchase of $20 is $2.80. How much tax will there be on a purchase of $45.50?

Answer 1

$6.37

Explanation:

You divide 2.80 by 20 to find the percentage of tax then you simply multiply your percentange by the cost. In this problem the tax was 14% or .14, so you multiply .14 by 45.50 to find the amount of tax on the purchase