Question

The sales tax in your city is 8.8%, and an item costs $63 before tax.

How much tax would you pay on that item?
Round to the nearest hundredth or cent.

Answer 1

63*0.088= 5.544$ that's the actual tax on the item!
so. 63-5.544=57.456
57.5 dollars after tax

Answer 2

$5.54

Explanation:

The tax rate is 8.8%.

8.8% = 8.8/100 = 0.088; this means the amount of tax is

0.088(63) = 5.544 ≈ 5.54.