Question

Help Please!!
You live in a state with a sales tax of 5%. You buy a car for $15,000. What is the sales tax?

a) $50
b) $500
c) $750
d) $1,500

Answer 1

5% = 5/100 = 0.05

multiply 0.05 with the price of the car to get the sales tax

Answer 2

Rule: To convert a percent to a decimal, divide by 100

\[\Large x \% = \frac{x}{100}\]

Answer 3

thank you so much! @jim_thompson5910

Answer 4

no problem, glad to be of help