Question

C++ chapter 2 programming challenge #3

Write a program that will compute the total sales tax on a $95 purchase. Assume the state sales tax is 4 percent, and the county sales tax is 2 percent.

Answer 1

$\color{blue}\underline{Code.cpp:}$

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
double totalSales = 95, totalSalesTax;
double stateSalesTax = 4, countrySalesTax = 2;
totalSalesTax = totalSales * (stateSalesTax + countrySalesTax) / 100;
cout << "Total sales tax = " << totalSalesTax << endl;

return 0;
}

$\color{red}\underline{Output:}$

Total sales tax 5. Process exited after 0. Press any key to continue - - - 86481 seconds with return value 0