Question

Alexandra bought a television set for $724 in Boston where the sales tax rate was 6.25% of the purchase price what is the total cost of the television set do not include the $in your answer

Answer 1

Given:

Alexandra bought a television set for $724 in Boston.

The sales tax rate was 6.25% of the purchase price.

So, the sales tax =

`6.25\%*724=(6.25)/(100)*724=45.25`

The total cost =

`45.25+724=769.25`

So, the answer will be The total cost = 769.25