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

$90.10

Explanation:

price of the skateboard = $85

sales tax = 6%

Dollar value of sales tax = 6% of price of the skateboard

= 6% of $85 = (6/100) * $85 = ( 6* 85)/100 = $ 5.10

Total cost of the skateboard = price of the skateboard + sales tax value

substituting the value of price of the skateboard and sales tax value, calculated above, we have

Total cost of the skateboard = $85 + $ 5.10 = $90.10