Question

Megan buys a computer printer priced at $78.50. If the sales tax is 10%, how much tax will

Megan pay?

Answer 1

$7.85

Explanation:

So to figure out what 10% of her printer is, first we need to convert 10% into a fraction or a decimal

• 10% = 0.10,
  `(10)/(100)` , or
  `(1)/(10)`
• I will use 0.10 for simplicity

Now we need to multiply this value by the cost of her printer to figure out what 10% of the price is: ($78.50)(0.10) = $7.85

Answer 2

$7.85

Explanation:

given that price = $78.50

if sales tax percentage= 10% ,

amount she pays in taxes,

= sales tax percentage x price

= 10% x $78.50

= 0.1 x $78.50

= $7.85