At a dinner table, the meal cost $22 and a sales tax of $1.87 was added to the bill. How much would the sales tax be on a $66 meal? What is the tax rate for the meals in this city?

Respuesta :

Calculate the percentage for the tax rate

using this analysis

[tex]1.87\cdot\frac{100}{22}=8.5[/tex]

The tax rate for meals in this city is 8.5%

Calculate the tax for the $66 meal.

[tex]66\cdot0.085\cdot=5.61[/tex]

The tax for a $66 meal should be $5.61

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