Question

Jenna and Richie go shopping at the mall to buy their mom a present they buy a scarf for $12.45 and a necklace for $35.65 their state tax charges 8% sales tax how much tax do Jenna and Richie pay on the gifts they bought round your answer to the nearest cent

Answer 1

The tax Jenna and Richie pay on the gifts is $3.85.

Explanation:

Given:

Cost of scarf = $12.45.

Cost of necklace = $35.65.

State tax charges sale tax = 8%.

Now, to find the sales tax paid on the gifts.

So, adding the price of the gifts:

`12.45+35.65=48.10`

Thus, the total amount of the gifts = $48.10.

Now, getting the sales tax the state charges:

`8\%\ of\ 48.10`

`=(8)/(100)* 48.10`

`=0.08* 48.10`

`=3.848`

The tax nearest to cent = $3.85

Therefore, the tax Jenna and Richie pay on the gifts is $3.85.