Question

Henry bought a phone priced $45.75, but the

total purchase, including sales tax, was $50.33.
Find the percent of tax he paid.

Answer 1

10% sales tax

Explanation:

Given the following question:

Percent increase from 45.75 to 50.33

To find the answer we use the formula to calculate percent change.


`(n-o)/(o) *100`

`(50.33-45.75)/(45.75) *100=50.33-45.75=4.58/45.75=0.10010929*100=10.010929`

`10.010929`

`0<5`
10%

The tax of the phone was "10% sales tax."

Hope this helps.