Question

What is the sales tax on a $8.50 purchase if the sales-tax rate is 6.5% (6 1/2 %)?? Please show work! And please read attached comment.

Answer 1

8.50 x (6.5/100)=0.5525

Answer 2

=8.50 x 6.5/100
=8.5 x 0.065
=0.5525 tax rate

Answer 3

\[$8.50 \times 0.065 = 0.5525 which is 55\] This is what I have so far 0.5525 sales tax rate but how would I round that that is my question..

Answer 4

Just say 0.55, thats it!!

Answer 5

Thank u Tarun926 for being straight up!

Answer 6

You can give someone only a 55 cents.

Answer 7

Ya because it is sales tax if it was a tip that would just be rude :)