Question

The sales tax in New York is 8.25%. About how much will a $65.95 pair of shoes cost, including sales tax?

Answer 1

Well to figure out the sales tax, just divide the item by the percent in decimal form,
\(\dfrac{Price}{Sales~Tax}\)

So you would plug it in,
\(\dfrac{65.95}{8.25}\)

Which gives you the sales tax, \(\approx 7.99\)

Then you just take the tax amount and add it to the price of the shoes,
\(65.95 + 7.99\)

You would get, $\(73.94\).