200
Caroline used the following formula to determine t, the sales tax on p, the dollar amount of a customer’s total purchase at the candle shop where Caroline works.
t = 0.0825p
A customer bought a box of red candles for $15 and 2 scented candles for $20 each. What is the sales tax on the customer’s purchase (rounded to the nearest cent)? What is the total?
$4.54 sales tax
$59.54 total