SOLUTION: If the state sales tax is 6.5%, then what is the sales tax on a Cell phone that costs $899. 99? What is the total cost of the Cell phone after the sales tax is added?

Question 1166716: If the state sales tax is 6.5%, then what is the sales tax on a Cell
phone that costs $899. 99? What is the total cost of the Cell phone after the sales tax is added?

Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the sales tax is 6.5%
6.5% means 6.5/100 which becomes .065.
the sales tax on an item that costs 899.99 is equal to .065 * 899.99 which is equal to 58.49935 which is equal to 58.50 when rounded to the nearest penny.
the total cost of the cell phone is therefore 899.99 + 58.5 = 958.49 rounded to the nearest penny.

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