Question

1. tricia gets a massage at a wellness spa. the cost of the massage is $95.70. 3a if local tax is 5%, find the total tax paid on the haircut. round the answer to two decimal places. sales tax = enter your next step here dollars

Explanation:

Step1: Convert tax rate to decimal

$5\% = \frac{5}{100} = 0.05$

Step2: Calculate sales tax

$\text{Sales Tax} = 95.70 \times 0.05$

Step3: Compute and round to 2 decimals

$\text{Sales Tax} = 4.785 \approx 4.79$

Answer:

4.79 dollars