Respuesta :
Answer:
7%
Step-by-step explanation:
t-shirt cost = $14
total cost = $ 14.98
sales tax = ?
To find sale tax:
(t-shirt cost) + (sales tax) = (total cost)
14 + sales tax = 14.98
sales tax = 14.98 - 14
sales tax = $0.98
What percent is the sales tax?
let the sales tax percent be t%.
14 of t% = 0.98
14 * t/100 = .98
14 t= .98* 100
t = 98/14
t = 7
Answer:
The correct answer is 7%.
Step-by-step explanation:
The first thing we should do in this exercise is to analyze the information we have.
We know that the price of a T-shirt was $ 14, but with taxes it was $ 14.98.
What we should do in this case is a cross multiplication where:
$ 14 --------- 100%
$ 14.98 ------- x
14.x = 100. 14,98
14x = 1498
x = 1498 : 14
x = 107%
With the surplus of 100% being 7, we obtain the final result.