Question

If the sales tax is 7 ¼ percent, what is the total cost of a $22.50 item?
$24.13
$29.75
$22.66

Answer 1

The first option.

Answer 2

Multiply 22.5 by the percentage as a decimal(.0725) to find the tax ADDED to the cost.
That is 1.63125. Then add that to 22.5. That gives you about 24.13.

Answer 3

$24.13

Answer 4

So it should look like:
(22.5)(.0725)=1.63125-tax added
1.63125+22.5=24.13-final price