You are visiting one of the following states: Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. Each has a state sales tax on most items that are for sale in stores. While you are visiting, you decide to buy a board game to play with your hosts. The cost of the game is between $10 and $20, and it is not a whole dollar amount. Decide the cost of the board game. Write it here: ______ Now choose one of the four states listed above. Write it here: __________________ Use the internet to find the state’s general sales tax. Note that some counties, towns, or cities may add more to the general sales tax, but you only need the general sales tax. Write the tax rate here: ________ What is the total cost of the board game, including sales tax? Show your work
Cost of the board game: $14.50 (assuming a price between $10 and $20)
State: Tennessee
General sales tax rate in Tennessee, as of September 2021: 7%
To find the total cost of the board game including sales tax, we need to calculate the amount of sales tax added to the cost.
Sales tax = Cost of the game * Sales tax rate
Sales tax = $14.50 * 0.07
Sales tax = $1.015 (rounded to the nearest cent)
Total cost of the game = Cost of the game + Sales tax
Total cost of the game = $14.50 + $1.015
Total cost of the game = $15.52 (rounded to the nearest cent)