Question

sales tax is caculated as a percantage of the sales price . if sales tax 5% what is the sales tax on clothing that cost 170

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} Sales\text{ Tax is 5\%} \\ \cos t\text{ of clothing is: 170} \\ \text{Sales Tax on clothing is: }(5)/(100)*170\text{ = 8.5} \end{gathered}`