Question

Work out the following exercises.

1) John bought a smartphone set for $540 in Boston, where the sales tax rate was 6.25% of the
purchase price.
a) Estimate the sales tax.
b) Calculate the sales tax.

Answer 1

a) $30

b) $33.75

Explanation:

a) 6 * 500 = 30

b) (540 * 6.25) / 100

= 33.75