Question

In a city in Ohio, the sales tax rate is 7.5%. If you buy a blanket for $22.00 and a pillow for $8.00, what is your total bill of the blanket and pillow including tax?

Answer 1

$\begin{gathered} \text{The totall bill of the blanket and the pillow without tax is} \\ 22+8=30 \\ \text{ That is \ 30 dollars, if we include tax, then} \\ 30+30\cdot0.075=30+2.25 \\ =32.25 \\ \\ \text{ The total bill including tax is \ 32.25} \end{gathered}$