What is the sales tax amount on 225 dollars at 8.75%?

What is the sales tax amount on 225 dollars at 8.75%?

• A. $18.75
• B. $21.00
• C. $17.50
• D. $19.69

Answer: (D)

Calculating a sales tax means taking the price and applying the tax rate to it. Convert the percent to a decimal and multiply: 8.75% becomes 0.0875. Multiply 225 by 0.0875 to get 19.6875, which rounds to 19.69 when you keep two decimal places. So the tax on 225 dollars at 8.75% is 19.69 dollars. One quick way to see it is split the rate: 225 × 0.08 = 18.00 and 225 × 0.0075 = 1.6875; add them to get 19.6875, which rounds to 19.69.

Calculating a sales tax means taking the price and applying the tax rate to it. Convert the percent to a decimal and multiply: 8.75% becomes 0.0875. Multiply 225 by 0.0875 to get 19.6875, which rounds to 19.69 when you keep two decimal places. So the tax on 225 dollars at 8.75% is 19.69 dollars. One quick way to see it is split the rate: 225 × 0.08 = 18.00 and 225 × 0.0075 = 1.6875; add them to get 19.6875, which rounds to 19.69.