Question

Ms. Jolla has a budget of $1000 to buy a television set. The price of the television set she wants to buy is $950. Does Ms Jolla have enough money to purchase the television set given that the sales tax is7%? Explain your resoning.

Answer 1

She does not have enough, the sales tax would add 66.50$ to her bill, which puts the cost over 1000$, and thus forth over her budget.