Question

Mohamad bought a remote control car and paid $70.20. The price before tax was $65.00. What percent sales tax did he pay?

Answer 1

Mohamad payed 8% of sales tax.

Explanation:

First, we need to find the additional amount he paid to find the tax percentage.

70.20 - 65.00 = $5.20

Now, we divided that answer by the original price to find the actual percentage.

5.20/65.00 = 0.08 = 8%