Question

The shoes cost 35.00 and the tax is 6.5%. How many tax will you pay on the shoes?

Answer 1

The tax is 2.28

Explanation:

Take the cost of the shoes and multiply by the tax rate

35 * 6.5%

Change to decimal form

35 * .065

2.275

Round to the nearest cent

2.28

The tax is 2.28