Question

An antique has a price tag of $339. The sales tax rate for the county is 9.3%.How much sales tax will be due?

Answer 1

EXPLANATION

Given that the antique has a price tag of $339, we can apply the sales tax as shown as follows:

$\text{Sales tax = Price tag }\cdot\text{ (tax rate/100)}$

Substituting terms:

$\text{Sales tax= 339}\cdot0.093=\text{ 31.527}$

In conclusion, the sale tax will be $31.52