Question

a state charges 4% sales tax on all purchases and there is a federal tax of 10% on jewelry what will be the cost to the purchase of a $15 bracelet

Answer 1

$17.10

Explanation:

Bracelet cost $15

4% sales tax: 0.04($15) = $0.60

10% Fed tax: 0.10($15) = $1.50

Summing these three amounts, we get a total cost of $17.10.