Question

Jean is trying to read her grocery receipt, but it is blurry. The sales tax rate was 7.75%. She pays tax only on the items labeled with a T.

How much sales tax did she pay?

sales tax = $

Partial sales receipt with all amounts in dollars and cents - dog food 12.97 taxable, hand soap 3.39 taxable, peanut butter 2.99 tax exempt, pasta 1.12 tax-exempt

Answer 1

Find 7.75% of the taxable items.

Dog food - $12.97
Hand soap - $3.39

$12.97 + $3.39 = $16.36

7.75% * 16.36 = ?

Answer 2

126.79

Answer 3

No..

\(\sf 7.75\% = 0.0775\)

Answer 4

1.2679

Answer 5

Yes, now add that to 16