Question

You want to get new shoes they are 30.56 how much will the shoes be with 8% tax?

Answer 1

Amount of sales tax ≈ $2.44 dollars;

Price with sales tax ≈ $33 dollars;

Explanation:

1. Calculate the 'Amount of sales tax':

Formula:

Amount of sales tax =

Sales tax rate × Price without sales tax

Calculation:

Amount of sales tax =

8% × 30.56 =

8/100 × 30.56 =

8 ÷ 100 × 30.56 =

0.08 × 30.56 =

2.4448 ≈

2.44

(Rounded to a maximum of 2 decimals)

2. Calculate the 'Price with sales tax':

Formula:

Price with sales tax =

Price without sales tax + Amount of sales tax

Calculation:

Price with sales tax =

30.56 + 2.4448 =

33.0048 ≈

33

(Rounded to a maximum of 2 decimals)