Question

6. Caleb wants to buy a skateboard that costs $73. 56. If sales tax is 7%, how much would his total purchase be?

Answer 1

$78.7092

Explanation:

He wants to buy a skateboard. The percentage value of the skateboard before any changes is 100%. So $73.56 = 100%. Now when you add a sales tax to it, the price will increase by 7% so it'll now be 107% right? You just have to find how much the 107% is equal to.

100% = 73.56

1% = 73.56÷100 = 0.7356

107 % = 0.7356 × 107 = 78.7092