Question

Luke purchased a pair of Skullcandy earbuds for 24.95 dollars the sale tax is 7.25% 10 how much tax did he pay on the earbuds?a) $1.08b) $1.80c) $1.88d) $1.81

Answer 1

$1.81 (option D)

Explanation:

The cost of Skullcandy earbuds = $24.95

sale tax = 7.25% = 0.0725

Tax = The cost of Skullcandy earbuds × sales tax

Tax = 24.95 × 0.0725

Tax = 1.8089

Tax he paid for the earbuds = $1.81 (option D)