Question

Very buys a basket of mangoes that is priced $14 before tax. ​ ​The sales tax is 6%. ​ ​What is the total price Avery pays for the basket of mangoes

Answer 1

Avery needs to pay $14.84

Explanation:

When there's a tax we need to sum the original value of the product with the tax's value. To find the amount of money Avery needs to pay in taxes we can apply a rule of three as shown below:

`(14)/(x) = (100)/(6) (\%)/(\%)`

Where "x" is the tax value, and $14 represents 100%, since it's the value used to calculate the tax. We have:

`x = (14*6)/(100)\\x = (84)/(100)\\x = 0.84`

The value to be paid is the product value plus the tax, therefore:

`\text{paid} = 14 + 0.84 = 14.84`

Avery needs to pay $14.84