Question

how much tax will a customer pay if the food and beverages total $54? the sales tax rate is 8.44%
use the percent equation to solve.
part = (percent)(whole)
the customer will pay $______ in tax.

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percent to decimal

$8.44\% = \frac{8.44}{100} = 0.0844$

Step2: Apply percent equation

Here, part = tax, percent = 0.0844, whole = $54$.
$\text{Tax} = 0.0844 \times 54$

Step3: Calculate the tax amount

$0.0844 \times 54 = 4.5576$

Answer:

$\$4.56$ (rounded to the nearest cent, or $\$4.5576$ for exact value)