Respuesta :
Keven paid a sales tax of $ 18.15 for handbag purchase
Solution:
Given that stores charge a 4.6% state sales tax and a 3.65% county sales tax
Keven is buying a handbag priced at 220 before tax
To find: Sales tax paid by Keven
Sales tax amount = state sales tax amount + country sales tax amount
Finding state sales tax amount:
stores charge a 4.6% state sales tax which means 4.6 % of $ 220
state sales tax amount = 4.6 % of 220
[tex]\text{ state sales tax amount }= \frac{4.6}{100} \times 220[/tex]
[tex]\text{ state sales tax amount }= 0.046 \times 220 = 10.12[/tex]
Thus state sales tax amount is $ 10.12
Finding country sales tax amount:
Store charges a 3.65% of country sales tax which means 3.65% of $ 220
Country sales tax = 3.65 % of 220
[tex]\text{ Country sales tax } = \frac{3.65}{100} \times 220\\\\\text{ Country sales tax } = 0.0365 \times 220 = 8.03[/tex]
Thus country sales tax = $ 8.03
Now let us add both amount to get total tax paid by Keven
Sales tax amount = state sales tax amount + country sales tax amount
Sales tax amount = $ 10.12 + $ 8.03 = $ 18.15
Therefore Keven paid a sales tax of $ 18.15 for handbag purchase
