Question

A person buys a refrigerator for $229.99 (not including sales tax)at Cummins Appliance in Baltimore, Maryland, which has a sales tax of 6%. How much money is the sales tax?

Answer 1

13.80 in sales tax

Explanation:

229.99 x 0.06 = 13.7994

extra work but to calculate the overall price plus tax is.

add 13.80 to 299.99

gets you

313.7894