Question

Felicia bought a jackhammer priced at $8.48. The total price, including sales tax, was $9.73. What was the sales tax percentage? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

14.7%

Explanation:

GIVEN: Felicia bought a jackhammer priced at
`\$8.48`. The total price, including sales tax, was
`\$9.73`.

TO FIND: What was the sales tax percentage.

SOLUTION:

Price of jackhammer
`=\$8.48`

Total price including sales tax
`=\$9.73`

Total sales tax on jackhammer
`=9.73-8.48=\$1.25`

Total sales tax percentage
`=(1.25)/(8.48)*100=14.7\%`

Hence the total sales tax percentage on jackhammer is 14.7%