Question

Aiden goes out to lunch. The bill, before tax and tip, was $13.15. A sales tax of 5% was

added on. Aiden tipped 18% on the amount after the sales tax was added. How much
was the sales tax? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

$1.98.

Explanation:

Given the following question:

5% of $13.15

To find the answer we simply use the formula to calculate percentage.


`(t* i)/(100)`

`(15*13.15)/(100) =15*13.15=197.25/100=1.9725`

`1.9725`
Round to the nearest cent:

`1.9725`

`2<5`

`1.98`

The sales tax was "$1.98."

Hope this helps.