Question

Joe wants to buy a skateboard but he doesn't know if he has enough money. The price of the skateboard is $85 and the sales tax is 6%. What will be the total cost of the skateboard? *

Answer 1

The skateboard has a total cost of $90.10

Explanation:

Givens

• The skateboard costs $85.
• The sales tax is 6%.

The total cost of the skateboard would be $85 plus the sales tax, like the following expression shows

`85+0.06(85)=85+5.1=90.1`

Therefore, the skateboard has a total cost of $90.10, which includes sales tax.