Question

Find the sales tax of 5% on a purchase of $156.34?

A)$7.82
B)$8.52
C)$9.33
D)$10.55

Answer 1

Hello!

To find the sales tax, multiply the amount of the purchase by the percentage of tax.

5% = 0.05

156.34 × 00.5 = 7.817

This can be rounded to 7.82.

The answer is A) $7.82.