Question

A state sales tax of 6% and a local sales tax of 1% are levied in Tampa, Florida. Suppose the price of a particular car in Tampa is $15,000, and an oil change at a certain auto center is $29.Which statement is true another total cost of the car and the oil change after sales tax has been calculated?Select the correct answer

Answer 1

We have the following:

What we must do is calculate the total cost of the car by adding its original value plus the cost of taxes, 6% and 1%

We know that the initial value is $15000, if to that we add 6% of those $15000 and equal 1%, we have

$15000+15000\cdot0.06+15000\cdot0.1=15000+900+150=16050$

We do the same procedure for the oil change

$29+29\cdot0.06+29\cdot0.01=29+1.74+0.29=31.03$

Therefore the correct statement is the last