Question

The price of a DVD is $24.00 plus 8% sales tax.What is the sales tax on this DVD in dollars and cents?

A) 25
B) 0.8
C) 1.92
D) 30

Answer 1

Sales tax is $1.92 or 192 cents.

Explanation:

Given the price of a DVD is $24.00 plus 8% sales tax.

we have to find the sales tax on this DVD in dollars and cents.

The sales tax is 8% can be calculated as

8/100 X $24

1.92

In cents

as one dollar equals 100 cents

∴ 1.92 dollar = $1.92 = 192 cents

Hence, sales tax is $1.92 or 192 cents.

So your answer is C!!

Answer 2

Your answer is C) 1.92

Hope this helps ^_^