If sales tax on a \$36 pair of shoes is \$1.26, find the sales tax on a $\$250$ pair of shoes.

• A. $\$8.75$
• B. $\$3.15$
• C. $\$1.26$
• D. $\$7.49$

Answer: (A)

Verified step by step guidance

1. First, find the sales tax rate by dividing the sales tax amount by the price of the shoes. Use the formula: \(\text{Tax Rate} = \frac{\text{Sales Tax}}{\text{Price}}\).
2. Substitute the given values into the formula: \(\text{Tax Rate} = \frac{1.26}{36}\).
3. Calculate the tax rate (you can leave it as a fraction or decimal for now).
4. Next, use the tax rate to find the sales tax on the \$250 pair of shoes by multiplying the tax rate by 250: \(\text{Sales Tax on } 250 = \text{Tax Rate} \times 250\).
5. Perform the multiplication to find the sales tax amount for the \$250 shoes (you can leave the final multiplication step for calculation).