Question

Original price of a pen: $49.95; Tax: 3%
The cost would be?

Answer 1

Answer:

49.98

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Equation: total cost = original price + 3% of the original price

Plug in values and solve:

total = 49.95 + 0.03(49.95)

total = 49.95 + 1.4985

total = 51.4485

total = $51.45

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