Question

A $23.00 item with sales tax of 8%? Find the sales tax?

Answer 1

The answer is $1.84

Step-by-step explanation

The formula for calculating the sales tax on a good or service is: selling price x sales tax rate, and when calculating the total cost of a purchase, the formula is: total sale amount = selling price + sales tax.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Tax = 8% of 23

=
`(8)/(100)*23`

=
`(184)/(100)`

= $ 1.84