“No problem,” said Kim.
Kim got a sheet of paper and a pen. She wrote down the
cost of each item. Then she added it up carefully.
When she finished she said, “Mr. Fremont, should I add
the sales tax on top of this?”
Kurt looked at Mr. Fremont and saw him break into a big
grin. Mr. Fremont’s grin seemed to stretch from ear to ear.
Kurt could not tell why he was so happy.
“Yes,” Mr. Fremont said. “We must add in the sales tax.”
“What is sales tax?” Kurt asked.
Mr. Fremont explained, “It’s a tax we have to pay to
the state to help pay for roads and firemen and that sort of
thing.”
Meanwhile Kim had finished adding in the tax. When
she was finished, Mr. Fremont checked her numbers.