Question

An item has a listed price of $45.If the sales tax rate is 5%,how much is the sales tax (in dollars)?

Answer 1

sales tax = 2.25

Explanation:

To find the sales tax, we multiply the list price by the tax rate

We need to convert the tax rate of 5% to decimal form 5% = .05

sales tax = 45 * .05

sales tax = 2.25