Question

A TV has a listed price of $686.99 before tax. If the sales tax rate is 6.25%, find the total cost of the TV with sales tax included.

Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.

Answer 1

$729.93

Explanation:

686.99 x .0625 = 42.94

42.94 is the tax which must be added to the tv list price to get the total:

686.99 + 42.94 = 729.93