Question

You purchase a $1,500 television. You have to pay 6% sales tax. How much will the tax be on your new television?

Answer 1

90 dollars. The total will be $1,590.00.

Explanation:

6% of 1500 is 90

We start by converting 6% to a fraction :

6% = 3/50

Then we have

6% of 1500 = 3/50 x 1500 = 3/50 x 1500/1 = 4500/50

Notice that 1500 was rewritten as the fraction 1500/1, and that to multiply two fractions together, you simply multiply the numerators and denominators.

In order to find the simplest form of the fraction 4500/50 we cancel out the greatest common divisor of 4500 and 50, which is 50 :

4500/50=90/1

So the final answer is

6% of 1500=90