Question

Please! I Need Help!

Melanie bought a trampoline for her son. The price of the trampoline was $498.00 in a city where the sales tax is 6.7%. Find the sales tax and the total cost of the trampoline.

Sales tax: $______

Answer 1

The sales tax is 6.7% from $498.00 -> The sales tax = 498 x 6.7% = $33.366.

The total cost of the trampoline = 498 + 33.366 = $531.366