a sales of 5 3/4% is charged on a blouse price @ $42 how mch sales tax paid?

Answer 1

change 5 3/4% to a decimal 0.0575 and multiply by the cost....

0.0575 X 42 = $2.42 tax

Answer 2

The trick to this question is converting 5 3/4 % to a decimal so you can crunch it in your calculator.

I like to be really pedantic about these things because with all the fractions and whatnot flying around, you can make a arithmetic error...

So I would write 5 3/4% as 5.75 % first. I'm assuming you know how to convert a fraction into a decimal.

Remember that a % is something out of 100 or divided by 100 or
5.75 / 100, which gives you a nice decimal of .0575.

Now to find the sales tax paid, think of it as paying an additional 5 3/4 cents on every dollar of the item. Since the item is 42 dollars, multiply 42 by 0.0575

42 * 0.0575 = 2.415 or $2.42 (round up the penny) tax paid.

Hope this helps...

Good luck.

Answer 3

5 3/4% = 5.75 % = .0575

.0525 * 42 = about $2.42 sales tax.

Answer 4

42*(23/400)=$9.66

Answer 5

$42 * 0.0575 = ?

You do the rest.

Answer 6

$2.42 and that makes a total of $44.42

Answer 7

2.415