Question

2. Mario buys a rug for $24.81 and a floor mat for $3.94. Find the total cost, including a 5% sales tax? Use the table

Answer 1

ANSWER

$30.19

EXPLANATION

We want to find the total cost of the rug and floor mat (including taxes).

To do this, we first find the sum of the costs of both items:

24.81 + 3.94 = $28.75

Now, we have to find the tax. The tax is at 5%, which means we have to find 5% of the cost and then add it to the cost.

The tax (5%) is therefore:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{5}{100}\cdot28.75 \\ =\text{ \ 1.44} \end{gathered}$

Now, we add that to the cost:

$\begin{gathered} \text{ \ 28.75 + \ 1.44} \\ \text{ \ }30.19 \end{gathered}$

That is the total cost.