Question

$59 power tool; 5% sales tax? help anyone?

Answer 1

Calculate 5% of $59 first, then add it to $59.

Answer 2

its that easy?:-)

Answer 3

5% of $59 = 5% * $59 = 0.05 * 59
Just multiply 0.05 and $59 to find 5% of $59
Then add that result to $59.

Answer 4

Yes, it is.

Answer 5

im pretty sure i have the wrong answer....35.40?

Answer 6

Yes, it's wrong. You don't need to know how to calculate percentages to see that $34.50 does not make sense. If you start with a $59 item and ADD tax to it, you can't end up with a lower price of $34.50.

Answer 7

First, just multiply 0.05 by $59 to find the tax. Can you do that?
Then add that number to $59.
The answer has to be greater than $59.