Question

The price of pair of shoes is $63.20. The sales tax rate is 4.5 percent. How much sales tax would you pay if you bought these shoes

Answer 1

tax rate is 4.5 percent of the item cost
so if you buy shoes that cost 63.20 you have to pay 4.5 percent of this value as tax

so write 4.5 percent as a fraction or decimal
then multiply it by the item cost